Pancreatitis and diabetic ketoacidosis with quetiapine use.
There have been case reports about second-generation antipsychotics causing pancreatitis. In addition, there has been a case report of pancreatitis without diabetic ketoacidosis associated with the use of quetiapine, specifically, and a case report of a patient receiving quetiapine who rapidly developed hyperglycemia and acidosis without evidence of acute or chronic pancreatitis. We present what we believe to be the first report of a patient who developed pancreatitis and life-threatening diabetic ketoacidosis while receiving quetiapine.
Rashid
Javaid
J
Dr. Rashid is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, SUNY Downstate and Attending Psychiatrist, Kings-boro Psychiatric Center, Brooklyn, New York.
Starer
Perry J
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Javaid
Shazia
S