title: Acute pancreatitis: induced by heroin intoxication?
abstract: Hyperamylasemia has been reported in heroin addicts and ascribed to an increase of salivary isoamylase. Ours is the first report on acute pancreatitis in a heroin user. All prognostic parameters indicating a severe course of the disease were present, and computed tomography showed an edematous pancreatitis, but the acute pancreatitis took a benign clinical course.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Municipal Hospital of Lüneburg, Germany.
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Lankisch
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Niederstadt
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Redlin-Kress
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mahlke
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brand
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000681:Amylases / Q000097:blood; D003932:Heroin; D006801:Humans; D007517:Isoamylase / Q000097:blood; D008049:Lipase / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000201:enzymology / Q000209:etiology*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D003932:Heroin; D008049:Lipase; D000681:Amylases; D007517:Isoamylase