What are the symptoms of autoimmune pancreatitis

The symptoms of autoimmune pancreatitis include painless obstructive jaundice, back pain, fatigue, etc.

1. Painless obstructive jaundice

70%~80% of autoimmune pancreatitis patients can appear painless obstructive jaundice symptoms, manifested as yellow staining of skin, sclera, urine color deepening, etc.

2. Back pain

Autoimmune pancreatitis is a kind of chronic pancreatitis. Inflammatory factors can stimulate nerve endings distributed around the pancreas to cause pain. Because the pancreas is closer to the posterior chest wall, patients can appear back pain symptoms.

3. Fatigue

Autoimmune pancreatitis can lead to decreased pancreatic function, unable to secrete enough pancreatic juice to participate in digestion. Patients due to insufficient absorption of nutrients, may appear fatigue symptoms.