Estrogen-induced acute pancreatitis in a female: A case report

To the editor, Medications related to acute pancreatitis account for less than 5% of cases while most cases could be attributed to alcohol, gallbladder stones, hypertriglyceridemia, autoimmune or iatrogenic related. Here we present a case who was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis due to estrogen inj...

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Published in:Asian journal of surgery 2023-11, Vol.46 (11), p.5265-5266
Main Authors: Chi, Chun-Ju, Hsu, Li-Yun, Chu, Hsin-Cheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Dehydroepiandrosterone
Estrogen
Pancreatitis
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Summary:To the editor, Medications related to acute pancreatitis account for less than 5% of cases while most cases could be attributed to alcohol, gallbladder stones, hypertriglyceridemia, autoimmune or iatrogenic related. Here we present a case who was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis due to estrogen injection use. Medications related to pancreatitis should be taken into consideration when no obvious precipitating factors were found in the emergency department setting. In most of the cases, supportive treatment with pain control was adequate, but a thorough history of medication use is necessary when surveying acute pancreatitis.
ISSN:1015-9584
DOI:10.1016/j.asjsur.2023.07.039