Acetaminophen-induced pancreatic pseudocyst: first case report. 2014

Zachary Cavanaugh, and Edgar R Naut
University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center Department of Medicine, Hartford, USA. zcavanaugh@student.uchc.edu

BACKGROUND Acetaminophen is known for its toxic effects onhepatic cells. Moreover, acetaminophen toxicity in the setting of hepatic failure has also been associatedwith dysfunction and failure of other organ systems, including the pancreas. Drug-induced pancreatitis (DIP) is rare and has been associated with acetaminophen. METHODS A 19-year-old female presents with a one-week history of abdominal pain associated with nausea, vomiting, and headache. One day earlier she was discharged from an outside hospital where she was admitted for fulminant hepatic failure secondary to acetaminophen toxicity. She had no other complaints and denied consuming alcohol or taking any medications. An examination showed epigastric tenderness. Labs obtained on admission revealed abnormal but improving liver function tests with worsening amylase and lipase. A computed tomography scan on day three of admission revealed what appeared to be a large pancreatic pseudocyst. A magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatographyconfirmed the diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS Here we present the case of a young female with a delayed onset acetaminophen-induced pancreatitis. Although DIP is rare, acetaminophen should be recognized as a cause of acute pancreatitis. In addition, itis important for physicians to recognize the increased incidence of pancreatic pseudocyst amongst patients under age 20 with history of DIP, and include pseudocyst in the differential and workup for those presenting with recurrent abdominal pain.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008111 Liver Function Tests Blood tests that are used to evaluate how well a patient's liver is working and also to help diagnose liver conditions. Function Test, Liver,Function Tests, Liver,Liver Function Test,Test, Liver Function,Tests, Liver Function
D010192 Pancreatic Pseudocyst Cyst-like space not lined by EPITHELIUM and contained within the PANCREAS. Pancreatic pseudocysts account for most of the cystic collections in the pancreas and are often associated with chronic PANCREATITIS. Pancreatic Pseudocysts,Pseudocyst, Pancreatic,Pseudocysts, Pancreatic
D010195 Pancreatitis INFLAMMATION of the PANCREAS. Pancreatitis is classified as acute unless there are computed tomographic or endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographic findings of CHRONIC PANCREATITIS (International Symposium on Acute Pancreatitis, Atlanta, 1992). The two most common forms of acute pancreatitis are ALCOHOLIC PANCREATITIS and gallstone pancreatitis. Acute Edematous Pancreatitis,Acute Pancreatitis,Pancreatic Parenchyma with Edema,Pancreatic Parenchymal Edema,Pancreatitis, Acute,Pancreatitis, Acute Edematous,Peripancreatic Fat Necrosis,Acute Edematous Pancreatitides,Acute Pancreatitides,Edema, Pancreatic Parenchymal,Edematous Pancreatitides, Acute,Edematous Pancreatitis, Acute,Fat Necrosis, Peripancreatic,Necrosis, Peripancreatic Fat,Pancreatic Parenchymal Edemas,Pancreatitides, Acute,Pancreatitides, Acute Edematous,Parenchymal Edema, Pancreatic,Peripancreatic Fat Necroses
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000082 Acetaminophen Analgesic antipyretic derivative of acetanilide. It has weak anti-inflammatory properties and is used as a common analgesic, but may cause liver, blood cell, and kidney damage. Acetamidophenol,Hydroxyacetanilide,Paracetamol,APAP,Acamol,Acephen,Acetaco,Acetominophen,Algotropyl,Anacin-3,Datril,N-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)acetanilide,N-Acetyl-p-aminophenol,Panadol,Tylenol,p-Acetamidophenol,p-Hydroxyacetanilide,Anacin 3,Anacin3
D000208 Acute Disease Disease having a short and relatively severe course. Acute Diseases,Disease, Acute,Diseases, Acute
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D018712 Analgesics, Non-Narcotic A subclass of analgesic agents that typically do not bind to OPIOID RECEPTORS and are not addictive. Many non-narcotic analgesics are offered as NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS. Non Opioid Analgesic,Non-Opioid Analgesic,Nonopioid Analgesic,Nonopioid Analgesics,Analgesics, Nonnarcotic,Analgesics, Nonopioid,Non-Opioid Analgesics,Analgesic, Non Opioid,Analgesic, Non-Opioid,Analgesic, Nonopioid,Analgesics, Non Narcotic,Analgesics, Non-Opioid,Non Opioid Analgesics,Non-Narcotic Analgesics,Nonnarcotic Analgesics,Opioid Analgesic, Non

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