title: [Acute pancreatitis caused by metronidazole].
abstract: A 45-year-old woman in the period 1988-1995 suffered three episodes of acute pancreatitis associated with the use of metronidazole. On each occasion the pancreatitis subsided after withdrawal of metronidazole. Pancreatitis is a very infrequent, but potentially dangerous adverse effect of metronidazole. The exact pathogenetic mechanism of metronidazole-induced pancreatitis remains to be determined.
authors.affiliation: Havenziekenhuis, afd. Inwendige Geneeskunde en Tropische Ziekten, Rotterdam.
authors.forename: F E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: de Jongh
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Ottervanger
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Stuiver
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D008795:Metronidazole
vernacular_title: Acute pancreatitis door metronidazol.