There is a recognised but poorly understood association between hypothermia and acute pancreatitis. A histological study of the pancreas was made in eight patients with accidental hypothermia who had evidence of pancreatitis at necropsy. From an analysis of the patterns of parenchymal necrosis in the pancreas it was thought that there were at least three possible mechanisms for the relation bet...

CONTEXT Corticosteroid is a well-established cause of drug-induced pancreatitis. However, acute pancreatitis from intra-articular injection of corticosteroid has never been described. CASE REPORT A 69-year-old male presented with acute abdominal pain and was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis. The patient had one episode of acute pancreatitis two year earlier. Both episodes occurred after intr...

Acute pancreatitis is a common condition that is potentially fatal in severe cases. Pancreatic acinar cell injury in acute pancreatitis results in inflammation. This causes a variety of systemic complications including organ damage, fat necrosis and vascular damage. Many aetiological factors responsible for causing acute pancreatitis have been identified. But the exact mechanisms through which ...

CONTEXT Few data exist about the incidence of drug-induced pancreatitis in the general population. Drugs are related to the etiology of pancreatitis in about 1.4-2% of cases. While statins are generally well tolerated they have been known to be associated with pancreatitis. Acute pancreatitis has been reported in a few cases treated with atorvastatin, fluvastatin, lovastatin, simvastatin and pr...

background: to investigate the association between the red cell distribution width (rdw) and mortality in patients with acute pancreatitis (ap), and to assess the ability of rdw to predict mortality in ap patients. materials and methods: this retrospective cohort study included 120 patients (50 males and 70 females) with ap who were admitted to the first affiliated hospital of zhongshan medical...

wernike encephalopathy(we )caused by thiamine deficiency  was a critical but reversible disorder. it can be occurred after acute pancreatitis due to prolonged fasting. we after acute pancreatitis was rarely suspected and diagnosed at early stages. we reported a 44 year-old woman with severe acute pancreatitis who developed altered mental status and bilateral nystagmus and ophthalmoplegia soon a...

Laboratory models of acute and chronic pancreatitis in animals are created order to study the mechanisms pathogenesis, develop new methods treatment carcinogenesis during inflammation pancreas. Both vitro used early stage, short-term processes which acinar cells involved, as well that cause development mild or severe forms disease rodents. Although rodents most commonly pancreatitis, pancreatic...

CONTEXT Drug-induced acute pancreatitis is rare but should not be overlooked in a patient who presents with idiopathic acute pancreatitis. More than 100 drugs have been implicated in causing the disease: acetaminophen has been associated with acute pancreatitis in cases where there has been an overdose of drugs; however, the frequency is rare. CASE REPORT We report the case of a 35-year-old w...

CONTEXT Pancreatitis is a common complication of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. The most common causes of acute pancreatitis in an HIV population are medication and opportunistic infections. CASE REPORT We report the case of a young, untreated, HIV-infected female who presented with acute pancreatitis of unknown origin. Unique to this case are the autoimmune pancreatitis-like features on...

Background: This study was intended to throw light upon the topic of acute pancreatitis, its incidence, etiology, pathogenesis as well as its management. Aim and objectives: To review and study the patients who presented with acute pancreatitis, to find out the incidence of acute pancreatitis and study the various etiological factors, to study the various modalities of treatment of acute pancre...