title: Estrogen-related pancreatitis in the setting of normal plasma lipids: case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Western Hospital, Victoria, Australia. wblake@bigpond.net.au
authors.forename: William E D
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Blake
authors.forename: Meron E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Pitcher
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D014280:Triglycerides; D004958:Estradiol