Chronic calcifying pancreatitis in children: a report of six cases.
1. A study of six patients with Chronic Calcifying Pancreatitis (CCP) occurring over a 10 year period, representing an incidence rate of approximately 1:1,000 of the inpatients in the children's ward of a general hospital in central Brazil, is reported. 2. Major clinical manifestations as well as therapeutic management are described. 3. The possible relationship between CCP and primary protein-calorie malnutrition is discussed and the importance of a CCP diagnosis when dealing with malnourished children who do not respond satisfactorily to common therapy is emphasized.
Penna
F J
FJ
Departmento de Pediatria, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade, Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brasil.
Carvalho
A S
AS
Roquete
M L
ML
Mota
J A
JA
Duarte
M A
MA
Torres
M R
MR
Peret-Filho
L A
LA
Figueiredo-Filho
P P
PP
Starling
A L
AL
D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011502:Protein-Energy Malnutrition / Q000150:complications*