Pancreatic fibrosis calcification and situs inversus in a Liberian female; a case report.
We report the first case of the Pancreatic fibrosis calcification syndrome (PFCS) in a Liberian. The patient presented with the classical features of the syndrome - a history of recurrent abdominal pain, diabetes mellitus, malabsorption and pancreatic calcification on plain abdominal X-ray. The patient also has situs inversus; we believe that this combination is a casual one. Since describing this case, five more cases have been diagnosed; we believe that this condition is not rare in Liberia.
D000293:Adolescent; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications*; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007988:Liberia; D008286:Malabsorption Syndromes / Q000150:complications; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D012857:Situs Inversus / Q000150:complications*; D013577:Syndrome