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Pancreatitis: Excerpt from A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis

Obstruction
   Gallstone pancreatitis
   Choledocholithiasis
   Ampullary tumors
   Pancreatic tumors
   Metastatic carcinoma to pancreas
   Periampullary diverticulum
   Choledochocele
   Choledochal cyst
   Duodenal cyst
   Pancreatic calculi
   Pancreatic duct stricture*
   Pancreatic pseudocyst
   Pancreatic abscess
   Sclerosing cholangitis
   Hypertensive sphincter of Oddi
   Stenosis or fibrosis of the papilla*
Congenital/inherited disorders
   Pancreas divisum*
   Hereditary pancreatitis*
   Cystic fibrosis*
   Annular pancreas
   Heterotopic pancreas
   Duodenal duplication
Alpha₁-antitrypsin deficiency*
Toxins
   Alcohol*
   Methanol
   Organophosphate insecticides
   Scorpion venom
   Occupational chemicals
Drugs
   Azathioprine
   6-Mercaptopurine
   Thiacide diuretics
   Furosemide
   Ethacrynic acid
   Tetracycline
   Sulfonamides
   Nitrofurantoin
   Metronidazole
   Erythromycin
   Pentamidine
   Didanosine
   Sulfasalazine
   5-Acetylsalicylic acid products
l-Asparaginase
   Oral contraceptives
   Corticosteroids
   Estrogens
   Valproic acid
   Methyldopa
   Cimetidine
   Ranitidine
   Sulindac
   Acetaminophen
   Salicylates
   Octreotide
Metabolic disorders
   Hypertriglyceridemia
   Hypercalcemia
   Hyperparathyroidism*
Trauma
   Blunt or penetrating trauma*
   Surgical trauma
   Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
   Endoscopic sphincterotomy
   Sphincter of Oddi manometry
Vascular causes
   Postoperative pancreatitis
   Atherosclerotic emboli
   Cardiopulmonary bypass surgery
   Malignant hypertension
   Ergotamine overdose
   Systemic lupus erythematosus
   Polyarteritis nodosa
Infections
   Bacterial
   Mycoplasma

   Campylobacter jejuni

   M. tuberculosis

   Legionella

   Leptospirosis

   M. avium   complex
   Viral
       Mumps
       Rubella
       Hepatitis A, B, C
       HIV
       CMV
       Coxsackievirus B
       Epstein-Barr
       Adenovirus
       Varicella
       Echo virus
   Fungal
   Candida albicans   infection
       Aspergillosis
   Parasitic
       Clonorchiasis
       Ascariasis
       Cryptosporidiosis
       Toxoplasmosis
Miscellaneous
   Penetrating gastrointestinal ulcer
   Duodenal Crohn's disease
   Protein-calorie malnutrition
   Tropical pancreatitis*
   Reye's syndrome
   Hypothermia
   Idiopathic pancreatitis*
   Posttransplantation
   Food allergy
   Chronic renal insufficiency
   Severe burns
   Long-distance running
   Bulimia
   Eosinophilic pancreatitis

References

1. Steinberg W, Tenner S: Acute Pancreatitis. N Engl J Med   330:1198–1210, 1994.
2. Banks PA: Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis, pp. 809–862. See Bibliography, 1.
3. Lankisch PG: Chronic Pancreatitis, pp. 2930–2958. See Bibliography, 2.

*Indicates causes of pancreatitis that frequently lead to chronic
pancreatitis.

Book Source Details

• Book Title: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
• Author(s): Stephen N. Adler, Dianne B. Gasbarra
• Year of Publication: 1999
• Copyright Details: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis, Copyright © 1999 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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