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Pancreatic fat necrosis in a 10‐year‐old girl: A case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Boyd Alan S.,
Wester Anne C.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/pde.13986
Subject(s) - medicine , girl , pancreatitis , necrosis , acute pancreatitis , disease , hereditary pancreatitis , fat necrosis , pancreatic duct , gastroenterology , pediatrics , pathology , psychology , trypsinogen , developmental psychology , biochemistry , chemistry , trypsin , enzyme
Abstract We report here a case of a young girl with pancreatitis and pancreatic fat necrosis (PFN). This condition is rare in the pediatric age group, and its etiopathogenesis is different from disease in adults. Whereas PFN in adults typically results from pancreatitis secondary to pancreatic duct obstruction, alcohol abuse, and pancreatic adenocarcinoma, in children it appears to arise in a setting of systemic disease, often involving a genetic disorder.