Type 1 Autoimmune Pancreatitis Unmasked by COVID-19 Vaccine. Issue 1 (25th January 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Becker, Erica C.; Siddique, Osama; Kapur, Dinesh; Patel, Krishna; Mehendiratta, Vaibhav
• Is Part Of: ACG Case Reports Journal. Volume 10:Issue 1(2023)
• Page Start: e00950
• Publication Date: 2023-01-25
• Subjects: pancreatitis -- COVID-19 vaccine -- type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis -- lymphoplasmacytic sclerosing pancreatitis
• DOI: 10.14309/crj.0000000000000950
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2326-3253

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Autoimmune pancreatitis is a rare fibro-inflammatory disease with 2 distinct subtypes of which each has their own clinical presentation, risk factors, and histopathological patterns. We present a case of newly diagnosed type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis in a symptomatic 54-year-old man with stable ulcerative colitis 1 month after COVID-19 vaccination. Previous reports have indicated that vaccinations can trigger autoimmune disease in predisposed individuals. This case discusses the occurrence of autoimmune pancreatitis triggered after COVID-19 vaccination.