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Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a common cause of abdominal pain, and drug-induced pancreatitis (DIP) is uncommon. We report a 61-year-old woman with probable DIP. She had a history of rheumatoid… Click to show full abstract
Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a common cause of abdominal pain, and drug-induced pancreatitis (DIP) is uncommon. We report a 61-year-old woman with probable DIP. She had a history of rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis and laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis. She was admitted with 1 day history of epigastric pain radiating to the back. She did not consume alcohol. Serum amylase was normal, and a CT scan revealed interstitial edematous pancreatitis (IEP), with morphologic changes at the head and uncinate process of the pancreas. Fasting lipids, serum calcium and liver function tests were normal. A magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) scan also confirmed IEP with the absence of a common bile duct …
Journal Title: Postgraduate Medical Journal
Year Published: 2020
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