Acute Pancreatitis Occurring after Pamidronate Infusions in Two Patients with Spondyloarthritis

We report two cases of acute pancreatitis following the administration of pamidronate given as an anti-inflammatory agent for spondyloarthritis with a recurrence in one patient when the drug was reintroduced. The upper gastrointestinal toxicity of aminobisphosphonates is well known and this drug cla...

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Main Authors: Éric Toussirot, Lucine Vuitton, Stéphane Koch, Marie-Blanche Valnet-Rabier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Rheumatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/912692