Acute Pancreatitis Induced by Quetiapine in an Elderly Patient
Journal of the Korean Geriatrics Society
;
: 176-180, 2015.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-88235
ABSTRACT
Quetiapine is an atypical antipsychotic that is frequently used to manage delirium in geriatric patients. Acute pancreatitis associated with quetiapine has rarely been reported. A 70-year-old male presented with severe abdominal pain a few hours after taking a dose of quetiapine prescribed for delirium. Despite the lack of risk factors of pancreatitis in his medical history, the patient had a slight increase of serum lipase and amylase levels. His general condition improved on discontinuation of quetiapine. A month later, quetiapine was readministered for the recurrence of delirium. Subsequently, the patient developed the same symptom with a significant increase in serum pancreatic enzyme levels, confirming that quetiapine induced the pancreatitis. We reported the first case of quetiapine-induced pancreatitis in Korea, together with a review of the literature.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pancreatitis
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Recurrence
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Abdominal Pain
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Risk Factors
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Delirium
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Quetiapine Fumarate
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Amylases
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Korea
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Lipase
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Geriatrics Society
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
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