Tropical pancreatitis: an unusual case of chronic pancreatitis in juveniles.
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.
Jean Louis
Clint C
CC
Emergency Department, Hospital de Navarra, Pamplona, 31008 Pamplona, Navarra, Spain. jlclint@yahoo.com
Beaumont Caminos
Carlos C
CC
Fernández Esaín
Bernabe B
BB
Gimena Ramos
Inmaculada
I
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D050500:Pancreatitis, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012675:Senegal; D013030:Spain