TY - JOUR
AU1 - Corey, Woodrow, A.
AU2 - Doebbeling, Bradley, N.
AU3 - Dejong, Kurtis, J.
AU4 - Britigan, Bradley, E.
AB - Abstract Three cases of metronidazole-induced acute pancreatitis have been reported recently in three women who were being treated for nonspecific vaginitis. We report the fourth such case in a 63-year-old woman with long-standing Crohn's disease who developed acute pancreatitis that was temporally associated with the initiation of metronidazole therapy for a rectovaginal fistula. No other risk factors for pancreatitis were identified except for possibly Crohn's disease itself. We review the literature with regard to metronidazole-induced acute pancreatitis and suggest a possible mechanism. Metronidazole should be considered as a possible cause of acute pancreatitis, and its use should be discontinued if no other risk factor is found. This content is only available as a PDF. © 1991 by The University of Chicago
TI - Metronidazole-Induced Acute Pancreatitis
JF - Clinical Infectious Diseases
DO - 10.1093/clinids/13.6.1213
DA - 1991-11-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/metronidazole-induced-acute-pancreatitis-NSlAAf9lZ0
SP - 1213
EP - 1215
VL - 13
IS - 6
DP - DeepDyve
ER -