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Case Reports
. 2022 Apr 1;1(1):33633.
doi: 10.56305/001c.33633. eCollection 2022.

Isotretinoin-associated acute pancreatitis

Vijairam Selvaraj  1 , Sherry DeMacedo  2 , Kwame Dapaah-Afriyie  1
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Case Reports

Isotretinoin-associated acute pancreatitis

Vijairam Selvaraj et al. Brown J Hosp Med. .

Abstract

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.

Keywords: abdominal pain; accutane; acne; acne vulgaris; drug induced pancreatitis; hypertriglyceridemia; isotretinoin; pancreatitis.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.. CT abdomen pelvis showing peripancreatic inflammatory changes, consistent with acute pancreatitis.
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