title: Pancreatitis in a child after rectal administration of 5-aminosalicylic Acid.
abstract: : A case of 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA)-induced pancreatitis in a 7-year-old girl with ulcerative colitis is described. Pancreatitis was first diagnosed after 7 months of treatment with 5-ASA by mouth. When she later received 5-ASA rectally, pancreatitis recurred after 2 weeks of treatment. She rapidly recovered after withdrawal of 5-ASA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Hvidovre Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Paerregaard
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Krasilnikoff