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Acute pancreatitis presenting as seizures and blindness, is very rare. Purtscher's retinopathy as the cause of blindness in acute pancreatitis; is not well known and rarely diagnosed condition by physicians. Here we report a case of acute pancreatitis presenting as seizures and Purtscher's
Dengue fever is an acute febrile viral disease, which frequently presents with high fever, headache, bone pain and skin rash. Acute pancreatitis and seizure are rare manifestations of dengue virus infection. A 66-year-old woman with diabetes mellitus presented with epigastralgia, nausea, vomiting,
The pancreatitis-associated protein (PAP) family (also known as the regenerating gene (Reg) family) is a group of 16 kDa secretory proteins structurally classified as the calcium dependent-type lectin superfamily. Some PAP family members are expressed in neurons following peripheral nerve injury and
We present a rare case of acute pancreatitis associated with temporal lobectomy due to intractable seizure in a 23-year-old man. The patient underwent elective right temporal lobectomy and hippocampectomy. Severe upper abdominal pain occurred just 10 hours after surgery. The diagnosis of acute
A case of acute pancreatitis and hypoglycemia-associated convulsions following rotavirus gastroenteritis, occurring in a previously healthy 2-year, 8-month-old girl, is reported. Rotavirus infection was demonstrated both by detection of virus particles in stools by electron microscopy and Rotazyme
BACKGROUND
Octreotide is a synthetic somatostatin analogue which has been suggested for use in the management of acute pancreatitis, though its safety and effectiveness in the pediatric setting has not been extensively studied.
METHODS
we present a rare case of a 6.5-year-old female with acute
The purpose of this feature is to heighten awareness of specific adverse drug reactions (ADRs), discuss methods of prevention, and promote reporting of ADRs to the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) MedWatch program (800-FDA-1088). If you have reported an interesting, preventable ADR to
Sodium valproate is one of the most common first-line antiepileptics prescribed for primary and secondary generalised seizures. However, serious complications associated with sodium valproate, such as acute pancreatitis, need to be considered when choosing this medication for treating epilepsy in
BACKGROUND
Postoperative pancreatitis is a recognized complication after spine fusion surgery in scoliosis management. There are established risk factors for the development of postoperative pancreatitis for patients with scoliosis in general, but no such factors have been established in patients
A 17 year old girl with chronic relapsing pancreatitis since the age of 11 developed focal seizures, leukopenia, anemia and thrombozytopenia, signs suggesting lupus erythematodes. All immunologic investigations, including tests for Anti-DNS-Antibodies were negative, however. Therapy with prednisone
Little is known about the long-term outcome of autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP), and whether AIP possesses malignant potential. We report herein a 68-year-old Japanese AIP patient who rapidly developed systemic malignant dissemination of unknown origin, resulting in death. The patient was diagnosed
OBJECTIVE
To assess the risk factors for developing hyperglycemia and diabetes mellitus (DM) in children with pancreatitis.
METHODS
Patients (from infants to age 21 years) hospitalized with acute pancreatitis (AP), acute recurrent pancreatitis (ARP), and chronic pancreatitis were studied