title: [Macroamylasemia: one pediatric case].
abstract: We report a case of macroamylasemia in an 11-year-old boy. We compare our clinical and paraclinical data with those described in pediatric literature. Macroamylase resulted in a complex of amylase and immuglobulin. Its fortuitous detection did not reveal, up to now, any associated pathology, in particular any autoimmune disorders or celiac disease. Identification of this biochemical abnormality is essential in order to avoid invasive investigations and/or unnecessary therapies.
authors.affiliation: Département de Pédiatrie, Centre Hospitalier du Havre, 55 bis, rue Gustave-Flaubert, 76083 Le Havre cedex, France.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Daire
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Parrod
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Devanlay
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Duquenoy
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Le Roux
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Le Luyer
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000681:Amylases / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006396:Hematemesis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D034321:Hyperamylasemia / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000652:urine; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012737:Sex Factors; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000681:Amylases