Pancreatogenic Diabetes, 2 Onset Forms and Lack of Metabolic Syndrome Components Differentiate It From Type 2 Diabetes.

Objectives: We compared pancreatogenic (DM3c) and type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Methods: We compared age-, sex-, and diabetes mellitus duration-matched DM3c cases (n = 142) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (n = 142). Pancreatogenic diabetes was considered when it appeared after the diagnosis of pancreatitis or after pancreatic surgery.

Saliva is a reliable and accessible source for the detection of SARS-CoV-2.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of saliva sampling as a non-invasive and safer tool to detect severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and to compare its reproducibility and sensitivity with nasopharyngeal swab samples (NPS). The use of sample pools was also investigated.

Methods: A total of 2107 paired samples were collected from asymptomatic healthcare and office workers in Mexico City.

Acid suppression therapy, gastrointestinal bleeding and infection in acute pancreatitis - An international cohort study.

Background: Acid suppressing drugs (ASD) are generally used in acute pancreatitis (AP); however, large cohorts are not available to understand their efficiency and safety. Therefore, our aims were to evaluate the association between the administration of ASDs, the outcome of AP, the frequency of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding and GI infection in patients with AP.

Methods: We initiated an international survey and performed retrospective data analysis on AP patients hospitalized between January 2013 and December 2018.

Steroid-responsive pancreatitides.

Autoimmune pancreatitis has received considerable attention, especially due to the marked effect of corticosteroid therapy on its clinical course. Knowledge, especially regarding type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis, has significantly increased over the last decades, and despite significant differences in pathophysiology and outcomes, both type 1 and 2 autoimmune pancreatitis are still considered different types of the same disease. Some have proposed a different nomenclature reflecting these differences.

Retroperitoneal fibrosis. Steroid treatment response seems to depend on its association to IgG4 related disease.

Retroperitoneal fibrosis (RF) is part of a rare fibrosclerotic disorder. Oral steroids are the initial treatment. Steroid combination with other immunosupressants is used in refractory cases.