Erythromycin-induced acute pancreatitis.
BACKGROUND
Pancreatitis due to ingestion of erythromycin is rare.


METHODS
A 20-year-old woman took erythromycin 3 g and acetaminophen 6 g before a tooth extraction. Forty minutes later, she experienced severe abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. The serum amylase and lipase were elevated. She recovered from the pancreatitis without sequelae after supportive treatment.


CONCLUSIONS
This is the fourth reported case of erythromycin-induced acute pancreatitis in the English literature.
Fang
C C
CC
College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, ROC.
Wang
H P
HP
Lin
J T
JT
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000150:complications
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004917:Erythromycin