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Can roxithromycin and betamethasone induce acute pancreatitis? A case report
Pascal Renkes1, Nadine Petitpain, Françoise Cosserat
1Hôpital-Clinique Claude Bernard. Metz, France. p.trechot@chu-nancy.fr
JOP : Journal of the Pancreas
|October 4, 2003
Abstract
Context:
Acute pancreatitis has been reported in a few cases treated with macrolides or glucocorticoids.
Case Report:
We report the case of a 58 year old patient who, after 2 days of treatment with roxithromycin and betamethasone, manifested acute pancreatitis. Other causes of the disease were ruled out. No re-occurrence of pancreatitis was observed in a 16 month follow-up.
Conclusion:
Our case sheds new light on glucocorticoid pancreatotoxicity and confirms the role of macrolides as potential pancreatotoxic drugs.