Imatinib-induced pancreatitis

Drug-induced pancreatitis is a rare but serious complication of many drugs, some of which have been well documented. Here we present a case of a middle-aged man with chronic myeloid leukemia who developed acute pancreatitis after being initiated on imatinib mesylate. The case history, the pharmacody...

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Autores principales: Varma, Mahesh R., Mathew, Shibi, Krishnadas, Devadas, Vinayakumar, K.R.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2010
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2885641/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20606838
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0253-7613.62407
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Sumario:Drug-induced pancreatitis is a rare but serious complication of many drugs, some of which have been well documented. Here we present a case of a middle-aged man with chronic myeloid leukemia who developed acute pancreatitis after being initiated on imatinib mesylate. The case history, the pharmacodynamics, uses, and adverse effects of imatinib mesylate are discussed in detail.

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