title: Can roxithromycin and betamethasone induce acute pancreatitis? A case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Acute pancreatitis has been reported in a few cases treated with macrolides or glucocorticoids.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report the case of a 58 year old patient who, after 2 days of treatment with roxithromycin and betamethasone, manifested acute pancreatitis. Other causes of the disease were ruled out. No re-occurrence of pancreatitis was observed in a 16 month follow-up.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our case sheds new light on glucocorticoid pancreatotoxicity and confirms the role of macrolides as potential pancreatotoxic drugs.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital-Clinique Claude Bernard. Metz, France. p.trechot@chu-nancy.fr
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Renkes
authors.forename: Nadine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Petitpain
authors.forename: Françoise
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cosserat
authors.forename: Sébastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bangratz
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Trechot
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001623:Betamethasone / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000139:chemically induced*; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D015575:Roxithromycin / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D015575:Roxithromycin; D001623:Betamethasone