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Beta-sitosterol-induced Acute Pancreatitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

While drug-induced pancreatitis from corticosteroids has been well described in the medical literature, the exact mechanism is unclear. We present the first reported case of drug-induced pancreatitis from beta-sitosterol, a naturally occurring plant sterol structurally similar to cholesterol, obtain...

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Autores principales: Lorenze, Alyssa, Hsueh, William, Nasr, John
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7098410/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32226701
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.7407