Author(s): Gouveia, CI ; Oliveira, L ; Campos, AP ; Cabral, J
Date: 2018
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/4690
Origin: Repositório do Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central, EPE
Subject(s): Adolescent; Autoimmune Diseases / immunology*; Colitis, Ulcerative / immunology*; Jaundice, Obstructive / immunology*; Pancreatitis / immunology*; HDE GAS PED
Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a rare entity that is extremely uncommon in children. Its diagnosis is also a clinical challenge. This form of chronic pancreatitis often presents itself with obstructive jaundice and/or a pancreatic mass and it is sometimes misdiagnosed as pancreatic cancer. We describe the case of a 13-year-old boy with obstructive jaundice and a 4 cm mass in the head of the pancreas that was diagnosed as AIP with associated ulcerative colitis.
