1/56. Acute pancreatitis associated with viral hepatitis: a report of six cases with review of literature.association of hepatitis viruses with acute pancreatitis in the setting of nonfulminant viral hepatitis is rare. We report six cases of nonfulminant viral hepatitis complicated by acute pancreatitis, including the first documented case of hepatitis e virus (HEV) associated acute pancreatitis. The other five patients had acute viral hepatitis caused by hepatitis A infection. Besides features of viral hepatitis, the presence of typical abdominal pain, high serum amylase, and ultrasound or CT scan features suggested the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis. This complication generally developed in the initial phase of the hepatitic illness. All of the patients had mild to moderate pancreatitis that recovered uneventfully with conservative treatment.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = hepatitis (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/56. Reversible pancreatitis, hepatitis, and peripheral polyneuropathy associated with parenteral gold therapy.A 63-year-old man with seronegative rheumatoid arthritis developed acute pancreatitis, severe hepatitis, and sensorimotor polyneuropathy after receiving 150 mg of intramuscular aurothioglucose (gold). Positive lymphocyte transformation test to gold indicated a cell mediated hypersensitivity to the drug, while multiple investigations ruled out other underlying causes for his illness. After cessation of gold therapy a complete recovery occurred.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.45454545454545keywords = hepatitis (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/56. Acute pancreatitis with cholestatic hepatitis: an unusual manifestation of hepatitis A.Acute hepatitis A infection is an uncommon cause of pancreatitis in children. To date, only four cases have been reported in the paediatric literature. We report a 7-year-old girl with acute pancreatitis associated with hepatitis A infection who made a satisfactory recovery. The report highlights the CT findings including focal necrosis not previously reported. Because of the extreme rarity of the complication, the four previous reports have also been single case reports. This paper reviews all these cases with a view to elucidating the aetiopathogenesis of the pancreatitis.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.90909090909091keywords = hepatitis (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/56. Acute hepatitis c complicated by pancreatitis: another extrahepatic manifestation of hepatitis c virus?In hepatitis c virus (HCV) infection a number of extrahepatic manifestations have been described, generally caused by immune phenomena. Here we report a case of acute pancreatitis, detected during an acute hepatitis c infection, in an elderly female patient.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.90909090909091keywords = hepatitis (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/56. Hepatitis A and acute pancreatitis.Acute pancreatitis in association with acute viral hepatitis A in uncommon. We present the case of a young girl with acute pancreatitis complicating acute viral hepatitis A. The finding of IgM anti-HAV and exclusion of a vast array of other etiologies implicates hepatitis A the cause.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.27272727272727keywords = hepatitis (Clic here for more details about this article) |
6/56. pancreatitis following hepatitis A vaccination.We describe a 23-year-old male patient who presented with epigastric abdominal pain, 8 days following vaccination with inactivated hepatitis a virus (Haverix(R)). Clinical and laboratory data confirmed the diagnosis of pancreatitis. Repeat polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for hepatitis A replication was negative. A comprehensive evaluation ruled out other etiologies for pancreatitis. IgM hepatitis a antibodies did not develop even after 3 months. pancreatitis following Hepatitis A is a well-known complication of the viremia, but the exact mechanism is controversial. We suggest that the pancreatitis may have been a cellular immunlogical reaction to one of the antigens of hepatitis A virus vaccine, or it might have been caused by the release of mediators of anaphylaxis such as histamine and leucotriens, induced by HAV antigens, resulting in pancreatitis without development of humoral immunization.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.63636363636364keywords = hepatitis (Clic here for more details about this article) |
7/56. Acute pancreatitis attributed to the use of interferon alfa-2b.Two patients experienced episodes of acute pancreatitis shortly after starting treatment with interferon alfa-2b (IFN-alpha) for a chronic hepatitis c infection. The first patient was a 40-year-old man who developed acute pancreatitis after 15 weeks of treatment with 3 MU IFN-alpha subcutaneously (SC) 3 times weekly and 1200 mg ribavirin. After disappearance of symptoms and normalization of laboratory values, oral intake of solid foods and IFN-alpha therapy were restarted. Within hours, a relapse of acute pancreatitis occurred. A rechallenge with IFN-alpha 4 days later was followed by a prompt increase in serum lipase level, and IFN-alpha therapy was discontinued. The second patient was a 38-year-old man who developed acute pancreatitis 2 hours after SC administration of 5 MU IFN-alpha. Ultrasound endoscopy showed sludge in the gallbladder. The patient was rechallenged 5 weeks later with 3 MU IFN-alpha SC. Although serum amylase and lipase levels increased after readministration of IFN-alpha, treatment was continued. The patient was readmitted 2 weeks later with severe abdominal pain, and IFN-alpha administration was discontinued. Considering the temporal relationship between the start of IFN-alpha treatment and development of acute pancreatitis, the absence of other clear etiologic factors for acute pancreatitis, disappearance of symptoms after discontinuation of IFN-alpha, and positive reactions to rechallenge, IFN-alpha is the most probable cause for development of acute pancreatitis in these patients.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.090909090909091keywords = hepatitis (Clic here for more details about this article) |
8/56. metformin associated acute pancreatitis.metformin poisoning is not common and is usually associated with lactic acidosis and acute hepatitis. A case of metformin-poisoning associated with acute pancreatitis is reported here for the first time.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.090909090909091keywords = hepatitis (Clic here for more details about this article) |
9/56. Severe acute pancreatitis in acute hepatitis E.We report an 18-year-old boy with severe acute pancreatitis developing during acute hepatitis E and complicated by sepsis and acute renal failure. The patient recovered on supportive management.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.45454545454545keywords = hepatitis (Clic here for more details about this article) |
10/56. Acute pancreatitis with hemobilia following percutaneous liver biopsy.hemobilia following liver biopsy is rare and acute pancreatitis associated with hemobilia in such a situation is rarer. We report a 55-year-old man with ulcerative colitis and hepatitis c-positive liver disease who developed acute pancreatitis following liver biopsy. Surgical removal of blood clots from the biliary tree led to recovery.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.090909090909091keywords = hepatitis (Clic here for more details about this article) |
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