Achalu Sudharshan, Berry Rani, Wei Mike T, Banerjee Subhas, Ghanouni Pejman, Kambham Neeraja, Kwo Paul Y
Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Redwood City, CA.
Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA.
ACG Case Rep J. 2023 Apr 20;10(4):e01044. doi: 10.14309/crj.0000000000001044. eCollection 2023 Apr.
Immunoglobulin G4-seronegative autoimmune cholangiopathy is a rare cause of biliary strictures. We describe a 27-year-old man presenting with elevated liver enzymes, recurrent cholangitis/bacteremia, biliary strictures, and normal immunoglobulin G4 levels, who was initially diagnosed with primary sclerosing cholangitis, and later listed for transplantation for recurrent bacteremia. Subsequent surveillance imaging demonstrated morphologic changes consistent with biliary strictures and autoimmune pancreatitis. Initiating corticosteroids resulted in liver enzyme normalization and stricture improvement. Diagnosing seronegative autoimmune cholangiopathy remains challenging given similar presentation to primary sclerosing cholangitis. This case highlights importance of a wide differential for biliary strictures, with increased suspicion in those developing pancreatic changes in this setting.
免疫球蛋白G4阴性自身免疫性胆管病是导致胆管狭窄的罕见原因。我们描述了一名27岁男性,其肝酶升高、反复发生胆管炎/菌血症、胆管狭窄且免疫球蛋白G4水平正常,最初被诊断为原发性硬化性胆管炎,后来因反复菌血症而被列入移植名单。随后的监测影像学显示出与胆管狭窄和自身免疫性胰腺炎一致的形态学改变。开始使用皮质类固醇导致肝酶恢复正常且狭窄有所改善。鉴于与原发性硬化性胆管炎表现相似,诊断血清阴性自身免疫性胆管病仍然具有挑战性。该病例凸显了对胆管狭窄进行广泛鉴别诊断的重要性,对于在此情况下出现胰腺改变的患者应提高怀疑度。