Autoimmune pancreatitis is a rare systemic fibrotic inflammatory disorder that can affect organs such as the bile ducts, salivary glands, and retroperitoneal lymph nodes, in addition to the pancreas.

No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript. Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a rare but distinct subtype of chronic pancreatitis. AIP is best described as the ...

No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript. Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a rare but distinct subtype of chronic pancreatitis. AIP is best described as the ...

When the immune system malfunctions and attacks its own cells, this can cause more than 80 types of autoimmune diseases, such as lupus, multiple sclerosis, and rheumatoid arthritis ...

Vasculitis is a family of 15-20 rare autoimmune diseases It occurs when the body%27s own immune system attacks the body%27s blood vessels For a minority of people with vasculitis%2C it can be ...

Young got a prescription from her doctor, and the box was sent to her by a medical-device company called Cytokind that is hoping to expand such use to MS and other autoimmune diseases and was ...

A revolutionary treatment for autoimmune diseases could be on the horizon. Twenty-four million to 50 million Americans have an autoimmune disease, in which the body’s immune system mistakenly ...

Yet women are far more likely than men to be diagnosed with a devastating autoimmune disease called primary biliary cholangitis (PBC). "PBC is more common in women versus men. In fact, some ...

GLP-1 receptor agonists for patients with diabetes was not associated with an increased risk for acute pancreatitis, a multicenter analysis found. (American Journal of Gastroenterology ...

While related to autoimmune diseases, IBD presents distinct differences in how it develops and affects the body. Unlike classic autoimmune conditions where the immune system directly attacks ...

What Is Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia? Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) is a rare type of anemia that is diagnosed in only about 1-3 people per 100,000. Anemia is when your bone marrow doesn ...