Pancreatitis as the presenting symptom of abdominal sarcoidosis

We present a 60-year-old woman with non-pulmonary sarcoidosis manifesting as acute pancreatitis, possibly due to hypercalcaemia. Pancreatitis in sarcoidosis is rare, particularly as a presenting symptom. This case demonstrates that sarcoidosis should be included in the differential diagnosis of panc...

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Veröffentlicht in:Netherlands journal of medicine 2018-03, Vol.76 (2), p.84-86
Hauptverfasser: Lucassen, E A, Bootsma, A H, Overbeek, M J
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:We present a 60-year-old woman with non-pulmonary sarcoidosis manifesting as acute pancreatitis, possibly due to hypercalcaemia. Pancreatitis in sarcoidosis is rare, particularly as a presenting symptom. This case demonstrates that sarcoidosis should be included in the differential diagnosis of pancreatitis with hypercalcaemia, even without pulmonary signs of sarcoidosis.
ISSN:1872-9061