Acute pancreatitis associated with bulimia.
Acute pancreatitis developed in an 18-year-old woman after multiple episodes of bulimia. The pancreatitis was severe and the patient developed a pseudocyst. Eating disorders may be associated with acute pancreatitis, and so we review the literature on this possibility.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006963:Hyperphagia / Q000150:complications*; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000150:complications; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy