Efficacy of Steroid Pulse Therapy for Autoimmune Pancreatitis Type 1: A Retrospective Study.

Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is treatable with steroids, but relapse is frequent. The efficacy of steroid pulse therapy has been shown for various autoimmune diseases, but has not become established therapy. In this study, we reviewed the efficacy of steroid pulse therapy in 24 subjects who were di...

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Main Authors: Mitsuru Sugimoto, Tadayuki Takagi, Rei Suzuki, Naoki Konno, Ko Watanabe, Jun Nakamura, Hitomi Kikuchi, Yuichi Waragai, Hiroyuki Asama, Mika Takasumi, Takuto Hikichi, Hiroshi Watanabe, Katsutoshi Obara, Hiromasa Ohira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4575182?pdf=render