Acute Pancreatitis and Alcohol Abuse: A Case Report
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Nutrition - Year 2016, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
Damage affects normal digestion and absorption (1). Gallstone, alcohol abuse, auto immune, drug abuse, abnormal trauma, post surgery, infections, metabolic changes like hypercalcemia, hyperparathyroidism, hypertriglyceridemia and genetics are risk factors causing pancreatitis ( 2,3-7). Risk associated with seen in developing countries like India and China have reported increased consumption of alcohol (2,11). We present an interesting case of a man with a history of hypertension, two attacks of pancreatitis, Hepatomegaly with grade 1 fatty liver (due to alcohol, overweight, hypertension) is admitted in the hospital with a relapse of acute pancreatitis.
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Bhumika Pandya
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