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Teresa Del Rio1, Manveer Ubhi1, Luis E Irizarry Nieves1
1Internal Medicine, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Brooklyn, USA.
Abstract:
Drug-induced pancreatitis occurs rarely but should be considered when more common causes have been ruled out. While simple to treat, mortality increases should it progress to a necrotizing process. Here, we present the case of a patient simultaneously using two drugs associated with pancreatitis, which we considered acted synergistically and consequently worsened the patient's outcome.
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