Severe recurrent pancreatitis in a child with ADHD after starting treatment with methylphenidate (Ritalin).
We present a case of a 10-year-old boy, who had severe relapsing pancreatitis, three times in two months within 3 weeks after starting treatment with methylphenidate (Ritalin) due to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Pancreatitis due to the use of (methylphenidate) Ritalin was never published before. Attention must be made by the physicians regarding this possible complication, and this complication should be taken into consideration in every patient with abdominal pain who was newly treated with Ritalin.
Department of Radiology, Nazareth Hospital, EMMS, Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University, Israel ; Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel.
Suheil
0000-0002-8621-6034
S
Artul
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Meir Hospital, 44410 Betah Tekva, Israel.
Faozi
0000-0001-6273-012X
F
Artoul
Department of Internal Medicine, EMMS Hospital, 16100 Nazareth, Israel.
George
0000-0001-8134-8575
G
Habib
Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel ; Department of Internal Medicine, EMMS Hospital, 16100 Nazareth, Israel.
William
0000-0003-4091-6948
W
Nseir
Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel ; Department of Internal Medicine, EMMS Hospital, 16100 Nazareth, Israel.
Bishara
B
Bisharat
Pediatric Department, Nazareth Hospital, Israel.
Yousif
Y
Nijim