A case study and review of pancreatitis in the AIDS population.
This case study considers a 55-year-old African American woman with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) who presented with epigastric abdominal pain for 1 week. She was found to have pancreatitis on computed tomography scanning. Unique to this case are the numerous possible etiologies of her pancreatitis. Thus, this case study systematically reviews the different etiologies of pancreatitis in the AIDS population compared to the general population. Furthermore it discusses the management and treatment of pancreatitis in AIDS.
Trindade
Arvind J
AJ
Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 1470 Madison Ave, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA. arvind.trindade@mssm.edu
Huysman
AnnMarie
A
Huprikar
Shirish S
SS
Kim
Michelle K
MK
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010179:Pancreas / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed