Association between autoimmune pancreatitis and ulcerative colitis: a report of 12 patients.

Introduction: pancreatic manifestations in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) mainly include acute pancreatitis secondary to drugs and, less frequently, autoimmune pancreatitis, in particular type 2 autoimmune pancreatitis.

Methods: retrospective study of patients diagnosed with ulcerative colitis (UC) and autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) in control at two centers in Santiago, Chile, between 2007 and 2018. Clinical data, laboratory results, images and response to treatment were recorded.

Alopecic and Aseptic Nodules of the Scalp: First Report in South America and Second in America.

Alopecic and aseptic nodules of the scalp, also named pseudocysts of the scalp, are a relatively new, little-known, and for sure underdiagnosed disease. It affects mostly young men and is characterized by a solitary or a few dome-shaped nodules accompanied by nonscarring alopecia, deep inflammatory infiltration in the skin biopsy specimen, and, in most cases, granulomas. It has a good response to doxycycline, intralesional corticosteroids, or drainage/aspiration of the lesion.

Long-Term Safety of In Utero Exposure to Anti-TNFα Drugs for the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Results from the Multicenter European TEDDY Study.

Objectives: The long-term safety of exposure to anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNFα) drugs during pregnancy has received little attention. We aimed to compare the relative risk of severe infections in children of mothers with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who were exposed to anti-TNFα drugs in utero with that of children who were not exposed to the drugs.

Methods: Retrospective multicenter cohort study.