Why now? Delayed drug-induced pancreatitis due to dapsone for dermatitis herpetiformis
Department
Internal Medicine
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Journal Of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
Abstract
Drug-induced pancreatitis can be caused by a wide array of medications. In fact, the diagnosis is likely commonly missed due to the difficulty in diagnosing one agent as the sole cause. We present a case of dapsone-induced pancreatitis in a 75-year-old male with history of celiac disease. He presented with abdominal pain and was found to have acute pancreatitis. Interestingly, he had been on dapsone for 5 years and had no other recent medication changes, significant alcohol use, or gallbladder disease. It was determined this was an episode of delayed acute pancreatitis due to dapsone. This is a rarely addressed entity in the literature and is the first case in which pancreatitis occurred so late in a patient's treatment course on dapsone.
First Page
156
Last Page
157
DOI
10.1080/20009666.2018.1475189
Volume
8
Issue
3
Publication Date
1-1-2018
PubMed ID
29915658
Recommended Citation
Soliman, Y. Y., Soliman, M. S., & Abbas, F. (2018). Why now? Delayed drug-induced pancreatitis due to dapsone for dermatitis herpetiformis. Journal Of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, 8 (3), 156-157. https://doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2018.1475189