Pancreatic fibrosis calcification and situs inversus in a Liberian female; a case report
Njoh, J.; Findley, G.; Dharmavaratha, S.
Tropical and Geographical Medicine 38(2): 188-189
1986
ISSN/ISBN: 0041-3232 PMID: 3738986 Document Number: 279975
We report the first case of the Pancreatic fibrosis calcification syndrome (PFCS) in a Liberian. The patient presented with the classical features of the syndrome - a history of recurrent abdominal pain, diabetes mellitus, malabsorption and pancreatic calcification on plain abdominal X-ray. The patient also has situs inversus; we believe that this combination is a casual one. Since describing this case, five more cases have been diagnosed; we believe that this condition is not rare in Liberia.