Hemorrhagic necrotizing pancreatitis with a huge pseudocyst in a child with Crohn's disease.
Pancreatitis has been described occasionally in association with Crohn's disease in adults before, but it is uncommon in children. It may be caused by multiple etiologies, and there exist a few reports of pancreatitis in pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease because of biliary obstruction or drug induced. We report a rare case of a 14-year-old girl with Crohn's disease and hypoparathyroidism who suffered from hemorrhagic necrotizing pancreatitis with development of huge psyeudocysts, a life-threatening complication that required surgical treatment.
Briem-Richter
Andrea
A
Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse, Hamburg 20246, Germany. a.richter@uke.uni-hamburg.de
Grabhorn
Enke
E
Wenke
Katharina
K
Ganschow
Rainer
R
D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D010193:Pancreaticojejunostomy; D019283:Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents