[Acute pancreatitis caused by metronidazole].
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.
de Jongh
F E
FE
Havenziekenhuis, afd. Inwendige Geneeskunde en Tropische Ziekten, Rotterdam.
Ottervanger
J P
JP
Stuiver
P C
PC
D000208:Acute Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000628:therapy
D008795:Metronidazole
Acute pancreatitis door metronidazol.