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Published on: June 28, 2021
[Recurrent acute idiopathic pancreatitis. Look for a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestine]
P Rey1, D Andriamanantena, C Carrere
1Service des maladies digestives, Hôpital d'Instruction des armées Legouest, 27 avenue de Plantières, BP210, F-57998 Metz Armées, France. philippe.rey@santesurf.com
Introduction:
Among the new identified causes of so-called idiopathic acute pancreatitis are chronic inflammatory diseases of the intestine.
Observation:
A 21 year-old man was hospitalised for the third episode of unexplained acute pancreatitis. Digestive endoscopies revealed an ulcerated terminal ileitis compatible with Crohn's disease.
Discussion:
The frequency of idiopathic pancreatitis in patients exhibiting a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestine is of around 1%. Pancreatic involvement may precede the digestive manifestations of Crohn's disease and its clinical expression varies. An auto-immune mechanism appears to be responsible.
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