Secnidazole-induced acute pancreatitis: A new side-effect for an old drug?

Journal of the Pancreas

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 85-86

  Slim, Raoudha ^a   Salem, Chaker Ben ^a   Zamy, Michele ^b   Fathallah, Neila ^a   Raynaud, Jean Jacques ^c   Bouraoui, Kamel ^a   Biour, Michel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUSSE   (Tunisia)

^b HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

^c AVICENNE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Drug toxicity; Pancreatitis; Secnidazole

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; SECNIDAZOLE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; AMYLASE BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GLOSSITIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; STOMATITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE BLOOD LEVEL; VAGINITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; METRONIDAZOLE; PANCREATITIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74749096371     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15908577     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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