A possible case of carbamazepine induced pancreatitis
Forte, A.; Gallinaro, L.; Montesano, G.; Turano, R.; Bertagni, A.; Illuminati, G.
Rivista Europea Per le Scienze Mediche e Farmacologiche 18(5-6): 187-189
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0392-291X PMID: 9177620 Document Number: 465959
The authors report a case of acute pancreatitis (AP) occurring in a patient under treatment with carbamazepine (CBZ) for post-traumatic petit mal epilepsy, and review the current literature of drug-induced AP. The evidence of high plasmatic levels of CBZ and the absence of other aetiologic factors lead the authors to conclude that the overdose of CBZ could have represented the precipitating of the episode of acute pancreatitis.