Acute Pancreatitis Occurring after Pamidronate Infusions in Two Patients with Spondyloarthritis

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
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spelling doaj-a1e79065fea34a9c83d3eb53daeb26b72020-11-24T22:57:45ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Rheumatology2090-68892090-68972013-01-01201310.1155/2013/912692912692Acute Pancreatitis Occurring after Pamidronate Infusions in Two Patients with SpondyloarthritisÉric Toussirot0Lucine Vuitton1Stéphane Koch2Marie-Blanche Valnet-Rabier3Clinical Investigation Center in Biotherapy, CBT-506, University Hospital of Besançon, Bâtiment St Joseph, CHRU, 2 Place St Jacques, 25000 Besançon, FranceDepartment of Gastroenterology, University Hospital of Besançon, 25000 Besançon, FranceDepartment of Gastroenterology, University Hospital of Besançon, 25000 Besançon, FranceDepartment of Pharmacovigilance and Drug Information, University Hospital of Besançon, 25000 Besançon, FranceWe 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 class could be added to the list of medications that are associated with the development of pancreatitis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/912692
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Lucine Vuitton
Stéphane Koch
Marie-Blanche Valnet-Rabier
Acute Pancreatitis Occurring after Pamidronate Infusions in Two Patients with Spondyloarthritis
Case Reports in Rheumatology
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Lucine Vuitton
Stéphane Koch
Marie-Blanche Valnet-Rabier
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title Acute Pancreatitis Occurring after Pamidronate Infusions in Two Patients with Spondyloarthritis
title_short Acute Pancreatitis Occurring after Pamidronate Infusions in Two Patients with Spondyloarthritis
title_full Acute Pancreatitis Occurring after Pamidronate Infusions in Two Patients with Spondyloarthritis
title_fullStr Acute Pancreatitis Occurring after Pamidronate Infusions in Two Patients with Spondyloarthritis
title_full_unstemmed Acute Pancreatitis Occurring after Pamidronate Infusions in Two Patients with Spondyloarthritis
title_sort acute pancreatitis occurring after pamidronate infusions in two patients with spondyloarthritis
publisher Hindawi Limited
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issn 2090-6889
2090-6897
publishDate 2013-01-01
description 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 class could be added to the list of medications that are associated with the development of pancreatitis.
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