A possible case of carbamazepine induced pancreatitis.
The authors report a case of acute pancreatitis (AP) occurring in a patient under treatment with carbamazepine (CBZ) for post-traumatic petit mal epilepsy, and review the current literature of drug-induced AP. The evidence of high plasmatic levels of CBZ and the absence of other aetiologic factors lead the authors to conclude that the overdose of CBZ could have represented the precipitating of the episode of acute pancreatitis.
Forte
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Fourth Department of Surgery, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
Gallinaro
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L
Montesano
G
G
Turano
R
R
Bertagni
A
A
Illuminati
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G
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004832:Epilepsy, Absence / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000150:complications
D000927:Anticonvulsants; D002220:Carbamazepine