Intravenous methylprednisolone induced acute pancreatitis: a case report
Authors: Benayad Aourarh, Tarik Adioui, Sanaa Berrag, Mouna Tamzaourte, Aziz Aourarh
Background: Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a common cause of hospitalization in gastroenterology. Drug-induced AP is a rare event, and only a few cases of corticosteroids induced AP are described in the literature. Case Presentation: A 39-year-old woman with ankylosing spondylitis was hospitalized for an acute epigastric pain with vomiting 3 days after receiving a methylprednisolone bolus for an outbreak of her chronic disease. Her serum lipase concentration was found to be particularly elevated. She was then diagnosed of AP. An abdominal non-contrast CT demonstrated an exudative pancreatitis with a peripancreatic collection. The liver enzymes, her corrected calcium, and lipid profile were normal. An autoimmunity IgG4 screening was also found negative. The magnetic resonance imaging of the biliary tract found a normal pancreatic gland with a non-dilated common bile duct. Conclusion: Due to the events chronology, the diagnosis of a methylprednisolone induced AP was retained after the exclusion of other causes of pancreatitis. It is important to think about this etiology when the most common causes have been ruled out.
Keywords: Acute pancreatitis ; Methylprednisolone
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Correspondence to:
Benayad Aourarh, Department of Gastroenterology I, Mohammed V Military Teaching Hospital, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco benayad.aourarh@gmail.com
Publication history:
Received 23 Feb 2021
Revised 11 Oct 2021
Accepted 13 Oct 2021
Published online 23 Nov 2021
Published in print 15 Dec 2021
Aourarh B, Adioui T, Berrag S, Tamzaourte M, Aourarh A. Intravenous methylprednisolone induced acute pancreatitis: a case report. EJMCR. 2021; 5(11): 310-312. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1614099812
Aourarh B, Adioui T, Berrag S, Tamzaourte M, Aourarh A. Intravenous methylprednisolone induced acute pancreatitis: a case report. https://www.ejmcr.com/?mno=58503 [Access: May 11, 2024]. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1614099812
Aourarh B, Adioui T, Berrag S, Tamzaourte M, Aourarh A. Intravenous methylprednisolone induced acute pancreatitis: a case report. EJMCR. 2021; 5(11): 310-312. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1614099812
Aourarh B, Adioui T, Berrag S, Tamzaourte M, Aourarh A. Intravenous methylprednisolone induced acute pancreatitis: a case report. EJMCR. (2021), [cited May 11, 2024]; 5(11): 310-312. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1614099812
Aourarh, B., Adioui, . T., Berrag, . S., Tamzaourte, . M. & Aourarh, . A. (2021) Intravenous methylprednisolone induced acute pancreatitis: a case report. EJMCR, 5 (11), 310-312. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1614099812
Aourarh, Benayad, Tarik Adioui, Sanaa Berrag, Mouna Tamzaourte, and Aziz Aourarh. 2021. Intravenous methylprednisolone induced acute pancreatitis: a case report. European Journal of Medical Case Reports, 5 (11), 310-312. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1614099812
Aourarh, Benayad, Tarik Adioui, Sanaa Berrag, Mouna Tamzaourte, and Aziz Aourarh. "Intravenous methylprednisolone induced acute pancreatitis: a case report." European Journal of Medical Case Reports 5 (2021), 310-312. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1614099812
Aourarh, Benayad, Tarik Adioui, Sanaa Berrag, Mouna Tamzaourte, and Aziz Aourarh. "Intravenous methylprednisolone induced acute pancreatitis: a case report." European Journal of Medical Case Reports 5.11 (2021), 310-312. Print. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1614099812
Aourarh, B., Adioui, . T., Berrag, . S., Tamzaourte, . M. & Aourarh, . A. (2021) Intravenous methylprednisolone induced acute pancreatitis: a case report. European Journal of Medical Case Reports, 5 (11), 310-312. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1614099812