Open AccessA Rare Case of Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
Author(s) -
Mohamed Labied,
H. Tabakh,
Hamza Guezri,
A. Siwane,
N. Touil,
O. Kacimi,
N. Çhikhaoui
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
european journal of case reports in internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.125
H-Index - 1
ISSN - 2284-2594
DOI - 10.12890/2021_002256
Subject(s) - medicine , exocrine pancreatic insufficiency , malabsorption , gastroenterology , pancreas , malabsorption syndromes , pathology
Lipomatous pseudohypertrophy (LPH) of the pancreas is an uncommon affection of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. It is defined as substitution of the pancreatic exocrine gland by a large fat component. We report the case of a young patient with malabsorption syndrome (chronic diarrhoea and steatorrhoea), abnormal laboratory results and normal fibroscopy. Computed tomography revealed characteristic diffuse pancreatic abnormalities.