Case Report

Volume: 5 | Issue: 11 | Published: Nov 23, 2021 | Pages: 310 - 312 | DOI: 10.24911/ejmcr/173-1614099812

Intravenous methylprednisolone induced acute pancreatitis: a case report


Authors: Benayad Aourarh , Tarik Adioui , Sanaa Berrag , Mouna Tamzaourte , Aziz Aourarh


Article Info

Authors

Benayad Aourarh

Department of Gastroenterology I, Mohammed V Military Teaching Hospital, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco

Tarik Adioui

Department of Gastroenterology I, Mohammed V Military Teaching Hospital, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco

Sanaa Berrag

Department of Gastroenterology I, Mohammed V Military Teaching Hospital, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco

Mouna Tamzaourte

Department of Gastroenterology I, Mohammed V Military Teaching Hospital, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco

Aziz Aourarh

Department of Gastroenterology I, Mohammed V Military Teaching Hospital, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco.

Publication History

Received: February 25, 2021

Revised: October 11, 2021

Accepted: October 13, 2021

Published: November 23, 2021


Abstract


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, green


Pubmed Style

Benayad Aourarh, Tarik Adioui, Sanaa Berrag, Mouna Tamzaourte, Aziz Aourarh. Intravenous methylprednisolone induced acute pancreatitis: a case report. EJMCR. 2021; 23 (November 2021): 310-312. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1614099812

Web Style

Benayad Aourarh, Tarik Adioui, Sanaa Berrag, Mouna Tamzaourte, Aziz Aourarh. Intravenous methylprednisolone induced acute pancreatitis: a case report. https://ejmcr.com/articles/1285 [Access: December 03, 2024]. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1614099812

AMA (American Medical Association) Style

Benayad Aourarh, Tarik Adioui, Sanaa Berrag, Mouna Tamzaourte, Aziz Aourarh. Intravenous methylprednisolone induced acute pancreatitis: a case report. EJMCR. 2021; 23 (November 2021): 310-312. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1614099812

Vancouver/ICMJE Style

Benayad Aourarh, Tarik Adioui, Sanaa Berrag, Mouna Tamzaourte, Aziz Aourarh. Intravenous methylprednisolone induced acute pancreatitis: a case report. EJMCR. (2021), [cited December 03, 2024]; 23 (November 2021): 310-312. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1614099812

Harvard Style

Benayad Aourarh, Tarik Adioui, Sanaa Berrag, Mouna Tamzaourte, Aziz Aourarh (2021) Intravenous methylprednisolone induced acute pancreatitis: a case report. EJMCR, 23 (November 2021): 310-312. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1614099812

Chicago Style

Benayad Aourarh, Tarik Adioui, Sanaa Berrag, Mouna Tamzaourte, Aziz Aourarh. "Intravenous methylprednisolone induced acute pancreatitis: a case report." 23 (2021), 310-312. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1614099812

MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Benayad Aourarh, Tarik Adioui, Sanaa Berrag, Mouna Tamzaourte, Aziz Aourarh. "Intravenous methylprednisolone induced acute pancreatitis: a case report." 23.November 2021 (2021), 310-312. Print. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1614099812

APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Benayad Aourarh, Tarik Adioui, Sanaa Berrag, Mouna Tamzaourte, Aziz Aourarh (2021) Intravenous methylprednisolone induced acute pancreatitis: a case report. , 23 (November 2021), 310-312. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1614099812