Misdiagnosis of macroamylasemia in pregnancy as pancreatitis

Eser A., Akgun N., Yuce E., Kafali H.

CASE REPORTS IN PERINATAL MEDICINE, cilt.4, sa.2, ss.93-95, 2015 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 4 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1515/crpm-2015-0016
  • Dergi Adı: CASE REPORTS IN PERINATAL MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.93-95
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: While elevated serum amylase in the presence of abdominal pain can be indicative of pancreatitis, differential diagnosis of macroamylasemia depends on additional assessment of serum lipase and urinary amylase. The present report concerns misdiagnosis of pancreatitis in a pregnant woman with elevated serum amylase but normal lipase.