Isotretinoin-associated acute pancreatitis
Acute pancreatitis is the leading cause of hospitalization in the US among gastrointestinal etiologies. Drug-induced pancreatitis is rare, although not uncommon. We describe a patient who developed acute pancreatitis after starting isotretinoin without associated dyslipidemia.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Department of Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University
2022-04-01
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| Series: | Brown Journal of Hospital Medicine |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.26300/f5kj-x468 |
| Summary: | Acute pancreatitis is the leading cause of hospitalization in the US among gastrointestinal etiologies. Drug-induced pancreatitis is rare, although not uncommon. We describe a patient who developed acute pancreatitis after starting isotretinoin without associated dyslipidemia. |
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| ISSN: | 2831-5553 |