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Steroid-Induced Pancreatitis: A Challenging Diagnosis

Drug-induced pancreatitis is uncommon among all cases of acute pancreatitis in the general population. The majority of reported cases are mild, but severe and even fatal cases have been also reported. Management of corticosteroid-induced acute pancreatitis requires withdrawal of the offending agent...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ataallah, Basma, Abdulrahman, Mustafa, Al-Zakhari, Rana, Buttar, Barjinder S, Nabeel, Shaha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7398688/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32765985
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.8939
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Sumario:Drug-induced pancreatitis is uncommon among all cases of acute pancreatitis in the general population. The majority of reported cases are mild, but severe and even fatal cases have been also reported. Management of corticosteroid-induced acute pancreatitis requires withdrawal of the offending agent and supportive care. Our case describes a young patient, who was recently diagnosed with idiopathic immune purpura and was treated with steroids. Few days later, he returned to the hospital complaining of epigastric pain with nausea and vomiting and was diagnosed with steroid-induced pancreatitis after exclusion of other causes of pancreatitis.