Loperamide-Induced Acute Pancreatitis

Loperamide-Induced Acute Pancreatitis

Acute pancreatitis is a common disease leading to hospitalizations, most often caused by gallstones or alcohol. We present a case of a patient diagnosed with acute pancreatitis considered to be due to loperamide treatment for diarrhea.

Familial hypertriglyceridemia-induced acute necrotizing pancreatitis: A case report

Acutepancreatitis can infrequently be a life-threatening complication of hypertriglyceridemia. Rarely, hypertriglyceridemia can originate from an inborn genetic error in lipoproteins metabolism. This condition can be manifested by very high serum triglyceride levels (>1000 mg/dl) and a more severe and lethal form of pancreatitis. Here, we present a case of acute pancreatic which was found out t...

Sorafenib-induced acute pancreatitis.

Bortezomib-induced acute pancreatitis.

Hypertriglyceride Induced Acute Pancreatitis

Pancreatitis is a common clinical entitiy with multiple contributing etiologies1. Triglyceride (TG) levels greater than 1000 mg/dL are seen in a small but significant number of cases of acute pancreatitis (AP), with estimates ranging between 1-7% of all cases and perhaps slightly higher in patients who present during pregnancy2-4. The clinical presentation of hypertriglyceridemic pancreatitis (...