Intra-articular steroid injection as the etiology of acute pancreatitis
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Ali S, Galka R, Shapiro A. Intra-articular Steroid Injection as the Etiology of Acute Pancreatitis. Cureus. 2024;16(5):e59995. Published 2024 May 9. doi:10.7759/cureus.59995
Abstract
Acute interstitial pancreatitis is typically caused by gallstones and alcohol use. Less common causes include infection and drugs. Patients present with epigastric pain and often require pain medications and hospitalization depending on severity. We present a unique case of drug-induced pancreatitis likely caused by intra-articular corticosteroid injections on two separate occasions in the same patient. In both instances, other etiologies were ruled out. Given the temporal relationship between the intra-articular corticosteroid injection and presentation of pancreatitis, the corticosteroid injection was the likely etiology. This case suggests that intra-articular steroids should be included as an etiology of drug-induced pancreatitis.
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Article
PubMed ID
38854247
Affiliations
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital