Undiagnosed sarcoidosis presenting as acute pancreatitis : a rare presentation of a known disease

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A 43-year-old African American man presented with right upper quadrant pain and elevated blood pressure. Investigations revealed elevated lipase, hypercalcaemia and elevated creatinine. CT abdomen with contrast revealed extensive intraabdominal lymphadenopathy with an initial suspicion for a lymphoproliferative malignancy. Patient was managed for acute pancreatitis, with further workup of hypercalcaemia revealing an elevated ACE level. Inguinal lymph node biopsy confirmed a non-caseating granuloma leading to the diagnosis of sarcoidosis.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

BMJ case reports - 14(2021), 2 vom: 08. Feb.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Basnet, Nishraj [VerfasserIn]
Aluko, Atinuke [VerfasserIn]
Fenando, Ardy [VerfasserIn]
Rayamajhi, Supratik [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

AYI8EX34EU
Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Case Reports
Creatinine
EC 3.1.1.3
Interstitial lung disease
Journal Article
Lipase
Pancreatitis

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Date Completed 22.02.2021

Date Revised 09.02.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/bcr-2020-234767

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM321188209