Open AccessSickle Cell Trait Presenting as Chronic Calcific Pancreatitis with Pseudocyst- A Case Report
Author(s) -
Seema Shah,
Sunil Jondhale,
Rachita Nanda,
Suprava Patel,
Eli Mohapatra,
Anil Kumar Goel
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of clinical biochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.392
H-Index - 42
ISSN - 0970-1915
DOI - 10.1007/s12291-020-00910-9
Subject(s) - pancreatitis , medicine , sickle cell trait , etiology , abdomen , acute pancreatitis , cyst , sickle cell anemia , complication , pancreatic duct , pancreatic pseudocyst , gastroenterology , pathology , disease , radiology
Sickle cell disease is known to cause acute pancreatitis either due to gall stones obstructing the pancreatic duct or by vaso-occlusive mechanism. However chronic pancreatitis is a very rare complication in sickle cell anemia. We report a case of sickle cell trait presenting with chronic pancreatitis with pseudo cyst. USG abdomen and CT abdomen confirmed the diagnosis of chronic calcific pancreatitis with pseudocyst. Etiological work up for other causes did not reveal anything except sickle cell trait. This case represents a rare association between chronic calcific pancreatitis and sickle cell trait.