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Azathioprine-associated acute pancreatitis

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Azathioprine therapy in a patient with granulomatous ileocolitis was associated with an attack of acute pancreatitis, which was confirmed by laparotomy. Recurrence of pancreatitis occurred after rechallenge with a single dose of azathioprine.

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  1. Departments of Surgery and Medicine, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, 60637, Chicago, Illinois

    Daniel Paloyan MD, Bernard Levin MD & David Simonowitz MD

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  1. Daniel Paloyan MD
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This work was supported in part by the Louis H. Block Fund.

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Paloyan, D., Levin, B. & Simonowitz, D. Azathioprine-associated acute pancreatitis. Digest Dis Sci 22, 839–840 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01694518

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