Estrogen-related pancreatitis in the setting of normal plasma lipids: case report.
A case of recurrent acute pancreatitis occurring in conjunction with intermittently used estrogen therapy over 7 years is presented. Estrogens have been associated with pancreatitis in the past, and a causal link involving elevated plasma triglyceride levels has usually been assumed. The current case is distinct in that the plasma lipids of this patient have always been normal, suggesting that a different mechanism must be responsible for the onset of pancreatitis.
Blake
William E D
WE
Western Hospital, Victoria, Australia. wblake@bigpond.net.au
Pitcher
Meron E
ME
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000208:Acute Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004958:Estradiol / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015914:Estrogen Replacement Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
D014280:Triglycerides; D004958:Estradiol