Abstract |
Chronic pancreatitis is a rare disease in children and is usually secondary to underlying diseases such as hereditary pancreatitis, cystic fibrosis, hyperlipidemia, prolonged malnutrition, gallstones or anomalies of the biliary-pancreatic duct system. Hereditary pancreatitis is a common cause of chronic pancreatitis in children but is often unrecognized until months or years later. We report here a family with hereditary pancreatitis in which four members are affected.
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Authors | A Kansu, N Girgin, C Yurdaydin, H Cetinkaya, O Uzunalimoglu |
Journal | Acta paediatrica Japonica : Overseas edition
(Acta Paediatr Jpn)
Vol. 40
Issue 6
Pg. 612-5
(Dec 1998)
ISSN: 0374-5600 [Print] Australia |
PMID | 9893301
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Child
- Chronic Disease
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Pancreatitis
(diagnosis, genetics)
- Pedigree
- Turkey
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