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'HASH'ing out pancreatitis: the new increasingly common culprit
- Source :
- Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, Vol 9, Iss 4, Pp 360-361 (2019), Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Taylor & Francis Group, 2019.
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Abstract
- Acute pancreatitis is a serious, potentially life threatning inflammatory disorder of the pancreas usually caused by alcohol use or gallstones. Other causes include certain drugs (such as antibiotics, antihypertensive medications, and immunosuppressants) and extremley high triglyceride levels.Cannabis use has been identified as an uncommon cause of acute pancreatitis. However, due to its rarity in the general population, it has been low on practitioners’ differential diagnosis. As a result, the incidence is likely underrepresented as these patients’ recurrent episodes of pancreatitis are likely labeled as idiopathic when in fact they are not. This case report highlights the importance of keeping a wide differential when considering possible causes of pancreatitis.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
lcsh:Internal medicine
Hash function
Case Report
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
Culprit
Gastroenterology
03 medical and health sciences
tetrahydrocannabinol
0302 clinical medicine
Internal medicine
Internal Medicine
medicine
CB1 and CB2 receptors
030212 general & internal medicine
lcsh:RC31-1245
business.industry
Gallstones
medicine.disease
Acute pancreatitis
medicine.anatomical_structure
Pancreatitis
Pancreas
business
marijuana
Inflammatory disorder
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20009666
- Volume :
- 9
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....60ddd091e054682e56e6c1ab662c7729