Hemorrhagic necrotizing pancreatitis with a huge pseudocyst in a child with Crohn's disease

Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2010 Feb;22(2):234-6. doi: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e32832ca501.

Abstract

Pancreatitis has been described occasionally in association with Crohn's disease in adults before, but it is uncommon in children. It may be caused by multiple etiologies, and there exist a few reports of pancreatitis in pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease because of biliary obstruction or drug induced. We report a rare case of a 14-year-old girl with Crohn's disease and hypoparathyroidism who suffered from hemorrhagic necrotizing pancreatitis with development of huge psyeudocysts, a life-threatening complication that required surgical treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Crohn Disease / complications*
  • Crohn Disease / diagnosis
  • Crohn Disease / drug therapy
  • Female
  • Hemorrhage / diagnosis
  • Hemorrhage / etiology*
  • Hemorrhage / therapy
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Pancreatic Pseudocyst / diagnosis
  • Pancreatic Pseudocyst / etiology*
  • Pancreatic Pseudocyst / therapy
  • Pancreaticojejunostomy
  • Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing / diagnosis
  • Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing / etiology*
  • Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing / therapy
  • Parenteral Nutrition
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Immunosuppressive Agents