Sarcoidosis presenting as acute pancreatitis

Vishal Sharma; Surinder S. Rana; Vinita Chaudhary; Ravi K. Sharma; Uma Nahar; Dheeraj Gupta; Usha Dutta; Deepak K. Bhasin

doi:10.4103/0976-5042.155251

Journal of Digestive Endoscopy, Table of Contents

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Digestive Endoscopy 2015; 06(01): 029-031
DOI: 10.4103/0976-5042.155251

Case Report

Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy of India

Sarcoidosis presenting as acute pancreatitis

Authors

Vishal Sharma

Department of Gastroenterology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh
Surinder S. Rana

Department of Gastroenterology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh
Vinita Chaudhary

Department of Gastroenterology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh
Ravi K. Sharma

Department of Gastroenterology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh
Uma Nahar

¹Department of Histopathology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh
Dheeraj Gupta

²Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh
Usha Dutta

Department of Gastroenterology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh
Deepak K. Bhasin

Department of Gastroenterology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh

Abstract

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Abstract

Hypercalcemic states may result in acute pancreatitis. Sarcoidosis has been rarely reported as a cause of acute pancreatitis. A 42-year-old female came with abdominal pain and was found to have acute pancreatitis. Evaluation revealed hypercalcemia and evidence of pulmonary infiltrates and mediastinal lymphadenopathy. Transbronchial lung biopsy revealed noncaseating granulomas consistent with sarcoidosis. In conclusion, sarcoidosis may result in acute pancreatitis by causing hypercalcemia.

Key words

Acute pancreatitis - bronchoscopy - granuloma - hypercalcemia - hyperparathyroidism - sarcoidosis - steroids

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