Childhood Pancreatitis: A Case Series
| Autor: | Hamzah Sukiman, Mohd Arief Md Sobri, Mohd Fauzi Sharudin, Mohd Latiff Iqramie Muhamad Zaki |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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| Zdroj: | IIUM Medical Journal Malaysia. 18 |
| ISSN: | 2735-2285 1823-4631 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Acute pancreatitis is relatively rare in children. Published local data on childhood pancreatitis is even vanishingly scarce. Our intent is to evaluate the demography, aetiology, clinical course, and complications of children with acute pancreatitis. Materials and Methods: A singlecentre, retrospective review of patients aged 12 years or younger, admitted between January 2016 to February 2018 with the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis performed. Demographic data, aetiology, and serum amylase on admission were collected. DeBanto score for assessment of severity was calculated (at admission and at 48H) and patients’ clinical outcome was assessed. Results: A total of eight patients, aged between 3 to 12 years (median 8.0 years) were diagnosed with acute pancreatitis. Malays made up the majority (50%) but the Orang Asli is over-represented at 37.5%. Most were idiopathic (50%), but 25% of pancreatitis were caused by helminths. All patients presented with abdominal pain as the primary complaint. Most of them followed a mild course of disease; all but one patient had a DeBanto score of |
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