Acute Pancreatitis Occurring after Pamidronate Infusions in Two Patients with Spondyloarthritis

We report two cases of acute pancreatitis following the administration of pamidronate given as an anti-inflammatory agent for spondyloarthritis with a recurrence in one patient when the drug was reintroduced. The upper gastrointestinal toxicity of aminobisphosphonates is well known and this drug cla...

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Autores principales: Toussirot, Éric, Vuitton, Lucine, Koch, Stéphane, Valnet-Rabier, Marie-Blanche
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3697230/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23844305
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/912692
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Sumario:We report two cases of acute pancreatitis following the administration of pamidronate given as an anti-inflammatory agent for spondyloarthritis with a recurrence in one patient when the drug was reintroduced. The upper gastrointestinal toxicity of aminobisphosphonates is well known and this drug class could be added to the list of medications that are associated with the development of pancreatitis.

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