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Estrogen-related pancreatitis in the setting of normal plasma lipids: case report
William E D Blake1, Meron E Pitcher
1Western Hospital, Victoria, Australia. wblake@bigpond.net.au
Menopause (New York, N.Y.)
|January 25, 2003
Abstract:
A case of recurrent acute pancreatitis occurring in conjunction with intermittently used estrogen therapy over 7 years is presented. Estrogens have been associated with pancreatitis in the past, and a causal link involving elevated plasma triglyceride levels has usually been assumed. The current case is distinct in that the plasma lipids of this patient have always been normal, suggesting that a different mechanism must be responsible for the onset of pancreatitis.