title: Tropical pancreatitis: an unusual case of chronic pancreatitis in juveniles.
abstract: Immigration from tropical areas increases the incidence of illnesses not common in developed countries. We present a patient with tropical chronic pancreatitis (TCP), a juvenile form of chronic pancreatitis found predominantly in developing countries in tropical regions of the world.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Hospital de Navarra, Pamplona, 31008 Pamplona, Navarra, Spain. jlclint@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Clint C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Jean Louis
authors.forename: Carlos C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Beaumont Caminos
authors.forename: Bernabe B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Fernández Esaín
authors.forename: Inmaculada
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gimena Ramos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D050500:Pancreatitis, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012675:Senegal; D013030:Spain