Acute pancreatitis presenting with polyarthritis

Sarcoidosis presenting with polyarthritis.

Polyarthritis is a frequent presenting symptom in patients with sarcoidosis (Scadding, 1956; James, 1956). It is especially common in association with erythema nodosum; the combination of polyarthritis, erythema nodosum, and bilateral hilar adenopathy forming one of the distinctive syndromes of this disease (LUfgren, 1953; James, Thomson, and Willcox, 1956). Thus, Lofgren, in his series of 212 ...

Pancreatic Metastasis of Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma Presenting as Acute Pancreatitis

Pancreatic tuberculosis presenting with recurrent acute pancreatitis.

Tuberculosis, in its extrapulmonary form, though emerging as a common clinical problem, rarely affects the pancreas. Its indolent course, vague symptomatology along with its non-specific laboratory and radiographic findings call for greater vigilance. We report a case of pancreatic tuberculosis, previously managed as recurrent alcohol related pancreatitis which showed symptomatic improvement fo...

Pancreatitis, panniculitis and polyarthritis

Objectives: To present a case of pancreatitis, panniculitis and polyarthritis syndome, including the full spectrum of the arthritis component. Methods: A case of PPP syndrome was examined, with a detailed review of the patient's synovial fluid aspirate including cell count, crystals, culture and a lipid analysis which was compared to a control patient. Results: The synovial fluid aspirate from ...

Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) Presenting with Severe Acute Pancreatitis: A Case Report from Iran

The 2019 Coronavirus disease pandemic (COVID-19) has spread to over two hundred countries worldwide, affecting > 170 million people and causing >3,500,000 deaths (May 29, 2021). Severe COVID-19 disease mostly disturbs the respiratory system, but gastrointestinal symptoms, including vomiting, nausea and diarrhea, are also present. Herein, we are reporting a COVID-19 patient with acute pancreatit...