Acute pancreatitis related to tigecycline: case report and review of the literature

Scand J Infect Dis. 2008;40(8):681-3. doi: 10.1080/00365540801938949.

Abstract

Tigecycline is a new broad-spectrum antibiotic. Nausea and vomiting are its most common side-effects. We describe here a case of severe acute pancreatitis related to tigecycline in order to highlight the possible occurrence of this adverse event and to remind clinicians to measure the lipase rate if in any doubt.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / adverse effects*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Enterobacter cloacae / isolation & purification
  • Enterobacteriaceae Infections / drug therapy
  • Fosfomycin / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Lipase / metabolism
  • Male
  • Minocycline / adverse effects
  • Minocycline / analogs & derivatives*
  • Minocycline / therapeutic use
  • Osteitis / drug therapy
  • Pancreatitis / chemically induced*
  • Pancreatitis / diagnosis
  • Tigecycline

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Fosfomycin
  • Tigecycline
  • Lipase
  • Minocycline