Chronic hereditary pancreatitis.
Chronic hereditary pancreatitis is a rare disease accounting for 0.9% of chronic pancreatitis cases. Onset is at an earlier age than chronic alcoholic pancreatitis, often with recurrent painful episodes in childhood. We report the occurrence of hereditary pancreatitis in 3 members of a family over 3 generations.
Sarafidis
A
A
Department of Hepatogastroenterology, Erasme Hospital, ULB.
Delhaye
M
M
Devière
J
J
Azar
C
C
Thiriar
S
S
Maklouf
J
J
Dupont
E
E
Cremer
M
M
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000209:etiology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000209:etiology; D010188:Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics* / Q000628:therapy; D010375:Pedigree