IDIOPATHIC PANCREATITIS ASSOCIATED WITH COMMON VARIABLE IMMUNODEFICIENCY

Objective: Description of the clinical presentation of idiopathic chro nic pancreatitis associated with common variable immunodeficiency. Pat ient: A 13-year-old boy with a 3-year history of chronic pancreatitis complicated by a large pseudocyst and affected by common variable immu nodeficiency.Interventions: Laparotomy and an anastomosis between the pseudocyst and the jejunum were performed. Main outcome measures: Reso lution of computed tomographic and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopanc reatographic images. Three duodenal biopsies. HLA typing and test for antinuclear antibodies. Results: Absence of identifiable and well know n causes of pancreatitis. Conclusions: Chronic pancreatitis may be ass ociated with common variable immunodeficiency in young patients and al though the relationship between both diseases remains unclear, an auto immune process may be involved.