Acute pancreatitis secondary to dehydration: case report and review of the literature.
Recent reports have documented the potentially catastrophic consequences of dehydration induced by vigorous exercise in otherwise healthy individuals. A case of acute pancreatitis secondary to exercise-induced dehydration is presented, and the literature of dehydration-induced syndromes, both research and clinical, is reviewed. The goal of this case report is to heighten awareness of dehydration as a potential cause of acute pancreatitis.
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Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D003681:Dehydration / Q000209:etiology*; D015444:Exercise; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed