Acute pancreatitis in IgA vasculitis
Anna Fedorczak1,2, Dorota Szałowska-Woźniak1, Krzysztof Zeman1
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Pediatr Med Rodz 2021, 17 (2), p. 164–167
DOI:
10.15557/PiMR.2021.0025
Abstract
IgA vasculitis, also known as the Henoch–Schönlein purpura, is the most common systemic vasculitis in children. Inflammation most often involves small blood vessels of the skin, joints, kidneys and the gastrointestinal tract, but other organs may also be involved. Acute pancreatitis is a rare clinical manifestation of IgA vasculitis. We present a case of a 12-year-old girl with cutaneous and abdominal symptoms, who was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis during IgA vasculitis. In patients with IgA vasculitis who report abdominal pain acute pancreatitis should be taken into account and pancreatic enzymes measurement should be considered.
Keywords
acute pancreatitis, Henoch–Schönlein purpura, IgA vasculitis, amylase
