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<bold>Introduction</bold>: Acute pancreatitis is a condition that leads to multiple organ failure syndromes if not diagnosed and treated correctly. The most frequent causes of acute pancreatitis are gallstones, alcohol consumption, and elevated triglyceride serum level.
<bold>Case Presentation:</bold> A 21-year-old female presented to the emergency department with epigastric pain, nausea, vomiting, and diaphoresis. The patient had a non-complicated vaginal birth four months prior, had no personal history of illness, reported no alcohol consumption, and had a slender body constitution. Laboratory tests outlined a white blood cell count of 22.000/µL, elevated neutrophil count, lactate dehydrogenase 294 U/L, and lipemic serum sample reported for chemistry laboratory test. In addition, the contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan revealed severe pancreatitis, with an intraabdominal fluid collection.
<bold>Conclusions</bold>: This case report highlights the importance of correct early diagnosis in the postpartum and late postpartum period and raises awareness concerning the possibility of acute pancreatitis in a postpartum woman even if she does not have the two most common risk factors: gallstones or alcohol consumption.
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Introduction: Acute pancreatitis is a condition that leads to multiple organ failure syndromes if not diagnosed and treated correctly. The most frequent causes of acute pancreatitis are gallstones, alcohol consumption, and elevated triglyceride serum level.
Case Presentation: A 21-year-old female presented to the emergency department with epigastric pain, nausea, vomiting, and diaphoresis. The patient had a non-complicated vaginal birth four months prior, had no personal history of illness, reported no alcohol consumption, and had a slender body constitution. Laboratory tests outlined a white blood cell count of 22.000/µL, elevated neutrophil count, lactate dehydrogenase 294 U/L, and lipemic serum sample reported for chemistry laboratory test. In addition, the contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan revealed severe pancreatitis, with an intraabdominal fluid collection.
Conclusions: This case report highlights the importance of correct early diagnosis in the postpartum and late postpartum period and raises awareness concerning the possibility of acute pancreatitis in a postpartum woman even if she does not have the two most common risk factors: gallstones or alcohol consumption.

Postpartum pancreatitis in young female – a rare case in the Emergency Department

George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures

Acta Marisiensis - Seria Medica

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Introduction: Acute pancreatitis is a condition that leads to multiple organ failure syndromes if not diagnosed and treated correctly. The most frequent causes...

Postpartum pancreatitis in young female – a rare case in the Emergency Department

Published Online: Oct 13, 2022

Page range: 129 - 131

Received: Apr 26, 2022

Accepted: Aug 30, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amma-2022-0018

Keywords
acute pancreatitis, postpartum, abdominal pain, hypertriglyceridemia

© 2022 Adrienn Nemeth et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Postpartum pancreatitis in young female – a rare case in the Emergency Department

Published Online: Oct 13, 2022

Page range: 129 - 131

Received: Apr 26, 2022

Accepted: Aug 30, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amma-2022-0018

Keywordsacute pancreatitis, postpartum, abdominal pain, hypertriglyceridemia

© 2022 Adrienn Nemeth et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
acute pancreatitis, postpartum, abdominal pain, hypertriglyceridemia