title: Nonspecific hyperamylasemia: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The elevation of serum amylase and lipase are generally associated with pancreatic diseases. However they can be associated with different pathologies unrelated with amylase and lipase.
  
  
  METHODS
  This paper aims to report a case of a patient diagnosed with nonspecific hyperamylasemia and warn of this possibility in the differentiation of hyperamylasemia.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The correct diagnosis of silent hyperamylasemia is important in order to determine whether there is the risk of pancreatic disease or if we are just ahead of a benign hyperenzymemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. julio.wieder@uol.com.br
authors.forename: Julio Cesar
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Wiederkehr
authors.forename: Barbara A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Wiederkehr
authors.forename: Henrique A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Wiederkehr
authors.forename: Caroline A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Carvalho
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000681:Amylases / Q000097:blood*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D034321:Hyperamylasemia / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000201:enzymology; D010179:Pancreas / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000201:enzymology; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000201:enzymology; D011859:Radiography; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D000681:Amylases