Acute pancreatitis related to tigecycline: case report and review of the literature.
Tigecycline is a new broad-spectrum antibiotic. Nausea and vomiting are its most common side-effects. We describe here a case of severe acute pancreatitis related to tigecycline in order to highlight the possible occurrence of this adverse event and to remind clinicians to measure the lipase rate if in any doubt.
Gilson
Melanie
M
Internal Medicine Department, Université Paris Descartes, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France.
Moachon
Laurence
L
Jeanne
Luc
L
Dumaine
Valerie
V
Eyrolle
Luc
L
Morand
Philippe
P
Ben m'Rad
Mona
M
Salmon
Dominique
D
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016972:Enterobacter cloacae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D005578:Fosfomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008049:Lipase / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008911:Minocycline / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010000:Osteitis / Q000188:drug therapy; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D000078304:Tigecycline
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005578:Fosfomycin; D000078304:Tigecycline; D008049:Lipase; D008911:Minocycline