title: Acute pancreatitis: a fatal complication of treatment of bullous pemphigoid with systemic corticosteroids.
abstract: Acute pancreatitis may be a rare complication of systemic corticosteroids, although this is disputed. We describe a patient with bullous pemphigoid whose treatment was complicated by fatal acute pancreatitis. The question of a cause and effect relationship is discussed with reference to the literature. We emphasise the way that corticosteroids modified the presentation of acute pancreatitis in this case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Stobhill General Hospital, Glasgow, UK.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Keefe
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Munro
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000139:chemically induced*; D010391:Pemphigoid, Bullous / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous
chemical_list: D011239:Prednisolone