Is bortezomib a rare cause of acute pancreatitis?

B-cell lymphoma presenting as acute pancreatitis symptoms in a child

Lymphoma which has a wide range of manifestations is the third malignancy in pediatrics. Nearly, 50% of patients have extranodal involvement. Pancreas can be affected secondarily more than primarily. A 10-year-old boy with recurrent abdominal pain in the epigastric region for six weeks was referred to Amirkola Childrenchr('39')s Hospital, affiliated to Babol University of medical sciences (nort...

Acute Pancreatitis (AP) and Dietary Habbits

Inflammation of pancreatic parenchyma is said to be pancreatitis. It can be acute, presenting as emergency with short history or chronic as a continuation of acute with a long history. Autodigestion is responsible for pancreatitis on background of premature activation of pancreatic enzymes within the pancreas. Acute Pancreatitis is acute inflammation of the pancrease which can be mild to modera...

Chronic diarrhea, eosinophilic ascites, acute pancreatitis and deep venous thrombosis: A case report

Background: Eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EG) is rare and is characterized by recurrent eosinophilic infiltration of the gastrointestinal tract and chronic diarrhea. In this report we present a case of EG with acute pancreatitis and deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Case presentation: A 30 years old male was admitted to our hospital with the complaints of epigastric pain, vomitting and swelling of h...

Bortezomib-induced acute pancreatitis.

A rare pancreatic pseudoaneurysm in patient with acute pancreatitis and multiple myeloma.

The authors report the case of a 78-year old patient affected by multiple myeloma who develops acute pancreatitis and pseudoaneurysmal dilatation of the inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery causing erosion of the second portion of the duodenal wall and hematemesis. The authors focus first on the supposed etiological relationship between multiple myeloma and acute pancreatitis, and they assume th...