A Case of Chronic Calcific Nonalcoholic Pancreatitis
| Autor: | Cynthia Wong, Nu Nwe Tun, Karthikeyan Viswanathan, Aaron Kangas-Dick, Umair Khan, Shanza Waqar, Oluwafunbi Awoniyi |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Pathology Younger age Polymers and Plastics TROPICAL CALCIFIC PANCREATITIS 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Case Report Gastroenterology Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Internal medicine Diabetes mellitus medicine Business and International Management lcsh:RC799-869 Pancreatic calcification business.industry medicine.disease Malnutrition Increased risk Etiology Pancreatitis 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology lcsh:Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology business |
| Zdroj: | Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine, Vol 2016 (2016) |
| ISSN: | 2090-6536 2090-6528 |
| Popis: | Tropical Calcific Pancreatitis (TCP) is a type of chronic calcific nonalcoholic pancreatitis. Similar to nonalcoholic chronic pancreatitis, it presents in the second and third decades of life; however this type is reported mostly in the developing tropical and subtropical countries. It is associated with the formation of pancreatic calculi and a high probability of developing insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Epidemiologic studies have shown that these patients have an increased risk of developing pancreatic carcinoma. The etiology of TCP remains uncertain, with the current consensus suggesting genetics as well as possible toxicity from consuming large amounts of cassava, a tuber. Definite diagnosis of TCP requires younger age of onset, history of malnutrition, and presence of diabetes mellitus along with extensive pancreatic calcification and ductal calculi. When patients meet most but not all of these conditions the term Idiopathic Chronic Pancreatitis (ICP) is used. This is a case of a 44-year-old man who presented with most features seen in TCP, and however, was diagnosed with ICP. |
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