title: Recurrent pancreatitis after renal transplantation in a child.
abstract: A five-yr-old girl, who was a renal transplant recipient, presented with nausea, vomiting, epigastric discomfort, papules, and vesicles on her body. She was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis and varicella zoster infection because her serum amylase and lipase levels were positive. Fourteen months later, she was readmitted with nausea, vomiting, and epigastric pain similar to the previous symptoms and was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis. This case report indicates that acute pancreatitis can be one of a number of complications following pediatric renal transplantation and can recur because of various causes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Korea. chomh@knu.ac.kr
authors.forename: Min Hyun
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Eun Hui
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Hwan Seok
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Cheol Woo
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Ko
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003404:Creatinine / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D012008:Recurrence; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D003404:Creatinine