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Groove Pancreatitis as a Rare Presenting Feature of Pediatric Henoch-Schonlein Purpura – Case Report

1Department of Pediatrics, King Fahd Central Hospital, P O Box 204, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia

2Department of Radiology, King Fahd Central Hospital, P O Box 204, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia


American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2017, Vol. 5 No. 6, 144-147
DOI: 10.12691/ajmcr-5-6-3
Copyright © 2017 Science and Education Publishing

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Mohammed Ali Tohary, Hassan Mohammed Gohal, Ali Abdullah Awaji, Ali Abdullah Kamli, Hossain Ibrahim Ageel. Groove Pancreatitis as a Rare Presenting Feature of Pediatric Henoch-Schonlein Purpura – Case Report. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2017; 5(6):144-147. doi: 10.12691/ajmcr-5-6-3.

Correspondence to: Hossain  Ibrahim Ageel, Department of Pediatrics, King Fahd Central Hospital, P O Box 204, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia. Email: hibageel@yahoo.com

Abstract

Acute pancreatitis (AP) has rarely been reported in association with pediatric Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP) and even very occasionally reported as a primary clinical feature presenting before the development of characteristic palpable purpura. We describe here a five years and six months old girl presented with acute pancreatitis in the form of focal groove pancreatitis. The characteristic rash of HSP developed later in the disease course. This rare entity is discussed to alert pediatricians to include acute pancreatitis in the differential diagnosis of abdominal pain complicating HSP.

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