title: Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency and pancreatitis in a juvenile.
abstract: An 18-year-old female with PiSZ phenotype alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency presented with pancreatitis and a pancreatic pseudocyst. There were no other causative factors. Deficiency of alpha 1-antitrypsin may predispose to pancreatitis or exacerbate existing pancreatic disease.
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterology Unit, UMDS, London, UK.
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Edmunds
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Wilkinson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000209:etiology*; D010641:Phenotype; D019896:alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency