A case of Mikulicz's disease complicated by autoimmune pancreatitis, in which impaired glucose tolerance was improved by glucocorticoid treatment
Open Access
- 1 January 2005
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Japan Society for Clinical Immunology in Japanese Journal of Clinical Immunology
- Vol. 28 (5) , 349-356
- https://doi.org/10.2177/jsci.28.349
Abstract
症例は,73歳女性.1998年頃より口渇,両側上眼瞼腫脹が出現,2003年10月には両側顎下部腫脹を認めた.同時期に近医で糖尿病と診断され,経口血糖降下薬の投与が開始された.2004年夏頃より上眼瞼腫脹が増強したため,当科受診,精査加療目的にて10月に入院となった.頭部CT・MRIでは,両側涙腺・顎下腺腫脹を認めた.血清学的に高γグロブリン血症を認めたが,抗核抗体・抗SS-A抗体は陰性であり,乾燥性角結膜炎も認めなかった.さらなる精査で,高IgG4血症及び小唾液腺生検にて著明なIgG4陽性形質細胞浸潤を認めたため,Mikulicz病と診断した.腹部CTではびまん性膵腫大を認め,ERCPで総胆管・主膵管に狭窄を認めた.自己免疫性膵炎の合併と診断し,プレドニゾロン40 mg/日より治療を開始した.その結果,涙腺・顎下腺腫脹は消失,唾液分泌能も回復した.また膵腫大,総胆管・膵管狭窄も改善した.耐糖能障害も回復傾向にある.Mikulicz病と自己免疫性膵炎は共に高IgG4血症を呈し,組織中にIgG4陽性形質細胞浸潤を認めることから,両疾患の関連を考える上で非常に興味深い症例であると思われた.Keywords
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