Misdiagnosis of Hidden Causes of Acute Pancreatitis

Underlying conditions list:

The list of possible underlying conditions mentioned in various sources for Acute Pancreatitis includes:

• Gallstones - blocks the bile duct causing acute pancreatitis
• Excessive alcohol
• Pancreas trauma (type of Pancreas conditions)
• Pancreas injury
• Pancreas surgery
• Pancreas duct obstruction
• Pancreatic abnormalities
• Intestinal abnormalities
• Abdominal trauma (see Abdominal symptoms)
• Abdominal surgery (see Abdominal symptoms)
• Pancreatic cysts (see Pancreas symptoms)
• Cystic fibrosis
• Hypercalcemia - may cause stone formation
• Certain viral infections
• Mumps
• Certain adverse drug reactions
• Peptic ulcer - only if it has damaged the pancreas.
• Other cancer
• Polyarteritis nodosa
• Chinese liver fluke
• ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography)
• Trauma
• Gallstone
• Enfuvirtide
• Gastric ulcer
• Hypercalcaemia
• Infections other than mumps
• Duodenal ulcers
• Bile duct cysts - acute pancreatitis
• Bexarotene
• Fatty necrosis
• Thiazide
• Sulfonamides
• Campylobacter jejuni
• Ascariasis
• Reye's syndrome
• Diuretics
• NSAIDS
• Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
• Lipoprotein lipase deficiency
• Coxsackie B virus
• Repeated marathon running
• Hypertriglyceridemia
• Autoimmune disease (Polyarteritis nodosa, Systemic lupus erythematosus)
• Choledocholithiasis
• Long common duct
• Varicella-zoster virus
• Apolipoprotein C-II deficiency
• Pancreatitis, hereditary
• Hypothermia
• Hyperparathyroidism, primary
• Mycoplasma pneumoniae
• Teniasis
• Ascaris blocking pancreatic outflow
• Azathioprine
• Scorpion sting - Tityus Trinitatis - Trinidad/ snake bite
• Mumps (paramyxovirus) and other viruses (Epstein-Barr virus, Cytomegalovirus)
• Lipodystrophy, familial partial, type 1 (FPLD1) - acute pancreatitis
• Frusemide
• Zinc
• Ischemia from bypass surgery
• Pancreas divisum
• Furosemide
• Steroids
• Cholelithiasis
• Duodenal ulcer
• Cholangiocarcinoma
• Including varicella zoster
• Carcinoma of the head of pancreas
• Didanosine
• Hyperlipidemia
• Idiopathic
• Familial hypertriglyceridaemia
• Cholesterol embolism
• Asparaginase
• Bumetanide
• Choledochal cyst
• Pregnancy
• Ethanol

Other underlying conditions related to Acute Pancreatitis:

• Abdominal pain
• Acute lung syndrome
• Aldolase levels raised (plasma or serum)
• Amylase levels raised (plasma or serum)
• Aspartate transaminase levels raised (plasma or serum)
• Back pain
• CEA raised
• Disseminated intravascular coagulation
• Fat embolism
• Grey Turner's sign
• Hepatic portal vein obstruction
• Hyperglycaemia
• Hypocalcaemia
• Hypomagnesemia
• Ileus
• Lipase levels raised (plasma)
• Neutrophilia
• Pancreatic pseudocyst
• Pancreatitis, chronic
• Panniculitis
• Pleural effusion
• Shock

Source: Diseases Database

Acute Pancreatitis as a complication:

Other conditions that might have Acute Pancreatitis as a complication might be potential underlying conditions. The list of conditions listing Acute Pancreatitis as a complication includes:

• Bile duct cysts
• Gallstones
• Primary lipodystrophies

Acute Pancreatitis Causes: Book Excerpts

• Causes and incidence - Pancreatic cancer
• Causes and incidence - Diabetes mellitus
• Causes - Pancreatic cancer
• Causes - Pancreatitis
• Causes - Diabetes mellitus

Acute Pancreatitis as a symptom:

Conditions listing Acute Pancreatitis as a symptom may also be potential underlying conditions.

For a more detailed analysis of Acute Pancreatitis as a symptom, including causes, drug side effect causes, and drug interaction causes, please see our Symptom Center information for Acute Pancreatitis.

• Lipodystrophy, familial partial, type 1 (FPLD1)

Discussion of underlying conditions of Acute Pancreatitis:

Acute pancreatitis is usually caused by drinking too much alcohol or by gallstones. A gallstone can block the pancreatic duct, trapping digestive enzymes in the pancreas and causing pancreatitis. Some prescription drugs, pancreatic or intestinal abnormalities, abdominal trauma, or surgery can also cause pancreatitis. In some cases, recurrent pancreatitis is hereditary and caused by mutations in genes. In rare cases, the disease may result from infections, such as mumps, and in about 15 percent of the cases, the cause is unknown. (Source: excerpt from Pancreatitis: NIDDK)

About underlying conditions:

With a diagnosis of Acute Pancreatitis, it is important to consider whether there is an underlying condition causing Acute Pancreatitis. These are other medical conditions that may possibly cause Acute Pancreatitis. For general information on this form of misdiagnosis, see Underlying Condition Misdiagnosis or Overview of Misdiagnosis.
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