Sulindac Associated with Pancreatitis
Authors: JACK GOLDSTEIN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1980)

Letters1 July 1980Sulindac Associated with PancreatitisJACK GOLDSTEIN, M.D., DAVID A. LASKIN, M.D., GENE H. GINSBERG, M.D.JACK GOLDSTEIN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, DAVID A. LASKIN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, GENE H. GINSBERG, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-93-1-151_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: We wish to report our experience with an association of pancreatitis with sulindac.A 71-year-old white woman was admitted to our hospital for evaluation of abdominal pain progressive over a 2-month period. Just before onset of the pain, she had been placed on sulindac for osteoarthritis. She and her family denied acute or chronic alcohol consumption. The patient was admitted to the emergency room with sharp, severe midepigastric pain associated with nausea, vomiting, and mild diarrhea; she had no history of jaundice, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, or peptic ulcer.Pertinent admission biochemical evaluation showed: alkaline phosphatase, 447 U/L (normal... This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: JACK GOLDSTEIN, M.D.; DAVID A. LASKIN, M.D.; GENE H. GINSBERG, M.D.Affiliations: Allentown and Sacred Heart Hospital Center Allentown, PA 18103 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byEver-increasing diversity of drug-induced pancreatitisA Case of Suggested Ibuprofen-Induced Acute PancreatitisDrug-Induced PancreatitisNewer cyclo-oxygenase-2 selective inhibitors, other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and the risk of acute pancreatitisAcute Pancreatitis Associated with CelecoxibAnne M. Baciewicz, PharmD, MBA, Denise R. Sokos, PharmD, and Thomas J. King, MDDrug-Associated Acute Pancreatitis: Twenty-One Years of Spontaneous Reporting in The NetherlandsReview article: Drug-induced pancreatitisSulindac-associated hepatic injury: Analysis of 91 cases reported to the food and drug administrationDrug-Induced PancreatitisDrug-Induced Acute Pancreatitis4 Drug-induced pancreatitisTreatmentRare adverse reactions to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugsAdverse reactions to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs diclofenac compared with other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugsNon-infective Acute PancreatitisDrug-induced pancreatitis presenting as subcutaneous fat necrosisSulindac Hepatotoxicity: A Case Report and ReviewAseptic necrosis of the talus and calcaneal insufficiency fractures in a patient with pancreatitis, subcutaneous fat necrosis, and arthritisOther OrgansPharmacology of the Drugs Used in the Treatment of Chronic ArthritisPancreatitis and SulindacABDUL N. MEMON, M.D.Sulindac and PneumonitisMICHAEL FEIN, M.D.Anti-inflammatory analgesics and drugs used in rheumatism and goutSulindac and PancreatitisALLAN D. SIEFKIN, M.D. 1 July 1980Volume 93, Issue 1_Part_1Page: 151-151KeywordsAlcohol consumptionDiarrheaEmergency departmentHyperlipidemiaNauseaOsteoarthritisPancreatitisPeptic ulcersPhosphatasesVomiting ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 July 1980 PDF downloadLoading ...