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Unmasking Sarcoidosis as the Culprit Behind Hypercalcemia-Induced Acute Pancreatitis: A Diagnostic Conundrum

Hypercalcemia-induced pancreatitis is a rare and challenging complication, particularly when secondary to sarcoidosis. This case report discusses the clinical presentation, diagnostic workup, and management of a 61-year-old patient diagnosed with hypercalcemia-induced pancreatitis secondary to sarco...

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Autores principales: Kohli, Aditya, Saluja, Anshdeep, Farooqi, Muzammil, Arora, Saurabh, Mittal, Naveen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10667954/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38021853
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.47643
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author Kohli, Aditya
Saluja, Anshdeep
Farooqi, Muzammil
Arora, Saurabh
Mittal, Naveen
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description Hypercalcemia-induced pancreatitis is a rare and challenging complication, particularly when secondary to sarcoidosis. This case report discusses the clinical presentation, diagnostic workup, and management of a 61-year-old patient diagnosed with hypercalcemia-induced pancreatitis secondary to sarcoidosis. The abstract highlights the complexities of diagnosing pancreatitis linked to elevated calcium levels and underscores the importance of recognizing underlying conditions such as sarcoidosis in these cases. Through this case, we aim to enhance awareness among clinicians regarding the association between sarcoidosis, hypercalcemia, and pancreatitis, ultimately contributing to improved diagnostic accuracy and patient care strategies.
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spelling pubmed-106679542023-10-25 Unmasking Sarcoidosis as the Culprit Behind Hypercalcemia-Induced Acute Pancreatitis: A Diagnostic Conundrum Kohli, Aditya Saluja, Anshdeep Farooqi, Muzammil Arora, Saurabh Mittal, Naveen Cureus Gastroenterology Hypercalcemia-induced pancreatitis is a rare and challenging complication, particularly when secondary to sarcoidosis. This case report discusses the clinical presentation, diagnostic workup, and management of a 61-year-old patient diagnosed with hypercalcemia-induced pancreatitis secondary to sarcoidosis. The abstract highlights the complexities of diagnosing pancreatitis linked to elevated calcium levels and underscores the importance of recognizing underlying conditions such as sarcoidosis in these cases. Through this case, we aim to enhance awareness among clinicians regarding the association between sarcoidosis, hypercalcemia, and pancreatitis, ultimately contributing to improved diagnostic accuracy and patient care strategies. Cureus 2023-10-25 /pmc/articles/PMC10667954/ /pubmed/38021853 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.47643 Text en Copyright © 2023, Kohli et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
spellingShingle Gastroenterology
Kohli, Aditya
Saluja, Anshdeep
Farooqi, Muzammil
Arora, Saurabh
Mittal, Naveen
Unmasking Sarcoidosis as the Culprit Behind Hypercalcemia-Induced Acute Pancreatitis: A Diagnostic Conundrum
title Unmasking Sarcoidosis as the Culprit Behind Hypercalcemia-Induced Acute Pancreatitis: A Diagnostic Conundrum
title_full Unmasking Sarcoidosis as the Culprit Behind Hypercalcemia-Induced Acute Pancreatitis: A Diagnostic Conundrum
title_fullStr Unmasking Sarcoidosis as the Culprit Behind Hypercalcemia-Induced Acute Pancreatitis: A Diagnostic Conundrum
title_full_unstemmed Unmasking Sarcoidosis as the Culprit Behind Hypercalcemia-Induced Acute Pancreatitis: A Diagnostic Conundrum
title_short Unmasking Sarcoidosis as the Culprit Behind Hypercalcemia-Induced Acute Pancreatitis: A Diagnostic Conundrum
title_sort unmasking sarcoidosis as the culprit behind hypercalcemia-induced acute pancreatitis: a diagnostic conundrum
topic Gastroenterology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10667954/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38021853
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.47643
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