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- Title
Acute pancreatitis associated with the antibiotic levofloxacin: A rare case report.
- Authors
Inban, Pugazhendi; Gulla, Virali; Devani, Aarfa; Akuma, Chinaza Mercy; Gowthavaram, Chengala Ananyaa; Hussain, Akbar; Aung, Lynn Lat Lat; Jadav, Neel; Savaliya, Bansi; Sajjad, Taha; Khan, Aadil Mahmood; Akuma, Ogbonnaya; Kelechi, Anasonye Emmanuel
- Abstract
Key Clinical Message: Drug‐induced acute pancreatitis is a potentially ignored diagnosis that must be precisely valued. Drug‐induced acute pancreatitis can be considered the third common cause of acute pancreatitis after ruling out alcohol and gallstones. Levofloxacin belongs to a class of fluoroquinolone antibiotics used for treating various infections. Besides photosensitivity and liver toxicity, levofloxacin can induce acute pancreatitis, although rarely described. We highlight a case of acute pancreatitis in a female induced by levofloxacin. She presented with typical signs and symptoms of acute pancreatitis and had been taking levofloxacin for urinary tract infections for the last 3 days. After ruling out all other possible causes, her clinical picture, laboratory results, and imaging findings confirmed acute pancreatitis induced by levofloxacin.
- Subjects
PANCREATITIS; HEPATOTOXICOLOGY; SYMPTOMS; GASTRIC outlet obstruction
- Publication
Clinical Case Reports, 2023, Vol 11, Issue 12, p1
- ISSN
2050-0904
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1002/ccr3.8186