Pancreatic involvement in Salmonella infection

• Published in: Journal of the Pancreas Vol. 4; no. 6; p. 200
• Main Authors: Pezzilli, Raffaele, Morselli-Labate, Antonio M, Barakat, Bhajat, Romboli, Elisabetta, Ceciliato, Rosa, Piscitelli, Lidia, Corinaldesi, Roberto
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Italy 01.11.2003
• Subjects: Acute Disease; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Alanine Transaminase - blood; Amylases - blood; Aspartate Aminotransferases - blood; Blood Glucose - metabolism; Blood Urea Nitrogen; Case-Control Studies; Child; Child, Preschool; Creatinine - blood; Female; Gastroenteritis - blood; Gastroenteritis - etiology; Humans; Lipase - blood; Male; Middle Aged; Pancreatitis - blood; Pancreatitis - diagnosis; Pancreatitis - etiology; Potassium - blood; Salmonella enterica - classification; Salmonella enterica - isolation & purification; Salmonella enteritidis - isolation & purification; Salmonella Infections - complications; Salmonella Infections - microbiology; Salmonella typhimurium - isolation & purification; Serotyping; Sodium - blood

Salmonella has been identified as a causative agent of acute pancreatitis. We prospectively evaluated the frequency of acute pancreatitis, pancreatic enzyme elevation and morphological pancreatic abnormalities in patients with Salmonella infection. Thirty consecutive patients with salmonellosis (Sal...