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Original Source: Acute pancreatitis in juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus: a manifestation of macrophage activation syndrome?
Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a rare and life-threatening manifestation of juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus (JSLE). The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and clinical features of AP in our JSLE population. AP was defined according to the presence of abdominal pain or vomiting associated to an increase of pancreatic enzymes and/or pancreatic radiological abnormalities. Of note, in the last 26 years, 5367 patients were followed up at our Pediatric Rheumatology Unit and 263 (4.9%) of the...
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Acute pancreatitis is an inflammation of the pancreas which leads to leakage of pancreatic enzymes. Apart from certain drugs such as GLP-1 based therapies, the most common causes of pancreatitis are G...
Genetic link between pancreatitis and alcohol consumption
A new study published online today in Nature Genetics reveals a genetic link between chronic pancreatitis and alcohol consumption. Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and...
Pancreatitis Risk May Be Lowered By Statin Therapy
According to results of an analysis published in JAMA, stain therapy is connected with a lower risk of pancreatitis in patients with normal or mildly elevated triglyceride levels. The researchers exp...
Therapy: Can rectal NSAIDs prevent post-ERCP pancreatitis?
Acute pancreatitis is the most common and feared complication following endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Pharmacological prevention of post-ERCP pancreatitis has been disappointi...
Immune system protein could explain pancreatitis
It is likely that the protein is also highly significant for other inflammatory diseases. The research results have been published in the American journal Gastroenterology. Excessive alcohol in...
Vegetable-Rich Diet Keeps Pancreatitis Away
Individuals who consume a diet rich in vegetables are significantly less likely to develop acute pancreatitis, say researchers. The study, published online in the journal Gut, examined 80,000 adults i...
Pancreatitis: T cells have a pivotal role in autoimmune pancreatitis in an experimental mouse model
Pancreatitis: Revised classification criteria for acute pancreatitis
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Azathioprine induced pancreatitis usually runs a benign self limited course with rapid disappearance of signs and symptoms upon with drawl of the drug. Azathioprine is used in treating relapses in pat...
Hereditary pancreatitis is the early onset form of chronic pancreatitis that is carried in an autosomal dominant pattern with variable penetrance. While 80% of hereditary pancreatitis has been shown t...
Chronic pancreatitis is characterized by recurrent abdominal pain due to chronic inflammation resulting in loss of exocrine and endocrine function. The main complications of chronic pancreatitis are p...
Asparaginase-associated pancreatitis in children.
l-asparaginase has been an element in the treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) and non-Hodgkin lymphoma since the late 1960s and remains an essential component of their combination chemot...
Lack of association between TNF-α gene promoter polymorphisms and pancreatitis: A meta-analysis.
Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) is a major proinflammatory cytokine involved in the etiology of pancreatitis. The association between pancreatitis and the -308G>A and -238G>A polymorphisms in TNF...
