TITLE:
Primary Isolated Case of Drug Induced Pancreatitis Misdiagnosed as Idiopathic Pancreatitis
AUTHORS:
Ali Raza Ghani, Kanwal Saba, Mulazzim Hussain, Amjad G. Sheikh
KEYWORDS:
Acute Pancreatitis, Diagnosis, CT Scan, Gastroscopy, Thiazides, Hypertension, Lipase, ERCP
JOURNAL NAME:
Case Reports in Clinical Medicine,
Vol.3 No.7,
July
22,
2014
ABSTRACT: Drug Induced Pancreatitis is a very common cause of acute pancreatitis in
older patients and is often treated by just symptomatic treatment. An old
hypertensive lady was admitted repeatedly to emergency department and treated
as Idiopathic Pancreatitis. Initial labs showed elevated pancreatic enzymes.
Detailed history showed that increase in thiazides dosage was the cause of her
pancreatitis. It was later diagnosed as a case of thiazide induced
pancreatitis. It is important to consider medication as a cause of acute
pancreatitis in especially in older people presenting with acute pancreatitis
without common risk factors.