Open AccessAcute pancreatitis in IgA vasculitis
Author(s) -
Anna Fedorczak,
Dorota Szałowska-Woźniak,
Krzysztof Zeman
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
paediatrics and family medicine/pediatria and medycyna rodzinna
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.108
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2391-5021
pISSN - 1734-1531
DOI - 10.15557/pimr.2021.0025
Subject(s) - medicine , vasculitis , henoch schonlein purpura , purpura (gastropod) , pancreatitis , palpable purpura , abdominal pain , acute pancreatitis , gastroenterology , gastrointestinal tract , systemic vasculitis , dermatology , pathology , disease , ecology , biology
IgA vasculitis, also known as the Henoch–Schönlein purpura, is the most common systemic vasculitis in children. Inflammation most often involves small blood vessels of the skin, joints, kidneys and the gastrointestinal tract, but other organs may also be involved. Acute pancreatitis is a rare clinical manifestation of IgA vasculitis. We present a case of a 12-year-old girl with cutaneous and abdominal symptoms, who was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis during IgA vasculitis. In patients with IgA vasculitis who report abdominal pain acute pancreatitis should be taken into account and pancreatic enzymes measurement should be considered.