Loperamide-Induced Acute Pancreatitis

Loperamide-Induced Acute Pancreatitis

Acute pancreatitis is a common disease leading to hospitalizations, most often caused by gallstones or alcohol. We present a case of a patient diagnosed with acute pancreatitis considered to be due to loperamide treatment for diarrhea.

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Main Authors: Halla Vidarsdottir, Hanna Vidarsdottir, Pall Helgi Moller, Einar Stefan Bjornsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/517414
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spelling doaj-7826a769acf447b0ad19ec28038b53322020-11-25T00:46:38ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine2090-65282090-65362013-01-01201310.1155/2013/517414517414Loperamide-Induced Acute PancreatitisHalla Vidarsdottir0Hanna Vidarsdottir1Pall Helgi Moller2Einar Stefan Bjornsson3Department of Surgery, Helsingborg Hospital, 25187 Helsingborg, SwedenDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Landspitali University Hospital, 101 Reykjavik, IcelandDepartment of Surgery, Landspitali University Hospital, 101 Reykjavik, IcelandFaculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, 101 Reykjavik, IcelandAcute pancreatitis is a common disease leading to hospitalizations, most often caused by gallstones or alcohol. We present a case of a patient diagnosed with acute pancreatitis considered to be due to loperamide treatment for diarrhea.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/517414
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Einar Stefan Bjornsson
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Einar Stefan Bjornsson
Loperamide-Induced Acute Pancreatitis
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Hanna Vidarsdottir
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Einar Stefan Bjornsson
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title Loperamide-Induced Acute Pancreatitis
title_short Loperamide-Induced Acute Pancreatitis
title_full Loperamide-Induced Acute Pancreatitis
title_fullStr Loperamide-Induced Acute Pancreatitis
title_full_unstemmed Loperamide-Induced Acute Pancreatitis
title_sort loperamide-induced acute pancreatitis
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
issn 2090-6528
2090-6536
publishDate 2013-01-01
description Acute pancreatitis is a common disease leading to hospitalizations, most often caused by gallstones or alcohol. We present a case of a patient diagnosed with acute pancreatitis considered to be due to loperamide treatment for diarrhea.
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