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Table 2 The main and secondary etiologies of acute pancreatitis

From: Acute pancreatitis in 60 Iranian children: do pediatricians follow the new guidelines in diagnosis and management of acute pancreatitis?

Total number:60

Variables

6 (10%)

Hepato biliary system anomaly

4(6.6%)

Choledocal cyst

 

1 (1.7%)

Common bile duct stone

1(1.7%)

Pancreatic duct stenosis

6 (10%):

Infectious disease

1 (1.7%)

Urinary tract infection

 

1(1.7%)

Upper respiratory tract infection

1(1.7%)

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP)

2 (3.3%)

Pneumonia

1(1.7%)

Covid-19 infection (positive PCR)

13 (21%)

Systemic disease

5 (8.3%)

Hyperlipidemia

 

2 (3.3%)

Minor thalassemia

1(1.7%)

Systemic lupus erythematosus

1 (1.7%)

Hypothyroidism

1(1.7%)

End stage renal disease

1 (1.7%)

Metabolic disease

1 (1.7%)

Cystic fibrosis

1(1.7%)

Diabetes mellitus

5(8.3%)

Trauma history

3(5%)

Blunt trauma

 

2(3%)

Post-surgery

8(13.3%)

Drugs associated with acute pancreatitis

3 (5%)

Sodium valproate

 

4(6.6%)

Corticosteroid

4(6.6%)

Carbamazepine + sodium valproate

  1. Values are expressed as number (percentage)