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Chronic Pancreatitis

Signs & Symptoms

 Abdominal pain
Ref: Uptodate [ Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis in adults] Harrison [ 2444]
Epigastric pain
Ref: Uptodate [ Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis in adults] Cecil [ 433]
Aching
Ref: Harrison [ 76]
Worse 15 to 30 minutes after eating
Ref: Uptodate [ Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis in adults] Cecil [ 433]

Physical Examination

 Aching
Ref: Harrison [ 76]
Chills
Ref: Harrison [ 2426]
Fever
Ref: Harrison [ 2426]

Lab / Serology

 Protein deficiency
Ref: Cecil [ 433]
Pancreatic exocrine dysfunction
Ref: Uptodate [ Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis in adults] Cecil [ 432]
Steatorrhea #Fat_malabsorption
Ref: Uptodate [ Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis in adults] Harrison [ 2444] Cecil [ 433]

Imagin Study

 Eosinophilic pleural effusion
Ref: Harrison [ 2431]
Pleural effusion on left side
Ref: Harrison [ 2431]
Right sided pleural effusion
Ref: Harrison [ 2431]

Complication

 Complication acute attacks of pancreatitis
Ref: Uptodate [ Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis in adults]
Complication acute attacks of pancreatitis Gr. alcohol
Ref: Uptodate [ Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis in adults]
Complication pancreatic cancer
Ref: Uptodate [ Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis in adults]

Risk Factors

 Alcohol
Ref: Unknown [ 0]
Celiac disease
Ref: Epocrates [ https://online.epocrates.com/diseases/6732/Chronic-pancreatitis/Risk-Factors]
Cigarette smoking
Ref: Epocrates [ https://online.epocrates.com/diseases/6732/Chronic-pancreatitis/Risk-Factors]

Cause

 annular pancreas
Ref: Harrison [ 2449]
Caused by caused by annular pancreas
Ref: Harrison [ 2449]

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