title: [Macroamylasemia in the differential diagnosis of acute pancreatitis].
abstract: The presence of macroamylasemia should be considered in the differential diagnosis of hyperamylasemia associated with acute abdominal pain, with suspect of pancreatitis. This uncommon and poorly known abnormality is defined as a blinding of serum amylase to certain proteins forming a circulating macrocomplex which prevents renal clearance of serum amylase. Two clinical cases as well as a review of this rare entity are here reported.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía, Hospital Universitario de Sant Joan, Reus.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Domènech Calvet
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Sánchez Cano
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sánchez Marín
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sánchez Pérez
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Guspí Saiz
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bertran Llusà
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: del Castillo Déjardin
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000681:Amylases / Q000097:blood*; D004796:Clinical Enzyme Tests; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D000681:Amylases