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Case Report

Valproic Acid-Induced Pancreatitis in a 15-Year-Old Boy With Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy

Department of Pediatrics, University of Tartu, 2Children's Clinic, Tartu University Hospital, Estonia
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Submission received: 3 November 2013 / Accepted: 30 November 2013 / Published: 5 December 2013

Abstract

Drug-induced acute pancreatitis is a rare condition in childhood, and information about the incidence of valproic acid-induced acute pancreatitis in the pediatric population is scarce. In this clinical case, we report a first documented pediatric case of valproic acid-induced pancreatitis in Estonia. A 15-year-old boy with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy developed acute pancreatitis after 2-month therapy with valproic acid. The symptoms of pancreatitis subsided within 1 week after the discontinuation of treatment with valproic acid. Acute pancreatitis should be suspected in any pedi- atric patient with gastrointestinal symptoms during valproate treatment
Keywords: valproic acid; acute pancreatitis; epilepsy valproic acid; acute pancreatitis; epilepsy

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Veri, K.; Uibo, O.; Talvik, I.; Talvik, T. Valproic Acid-Induced Pancreatitis in a 15-Year-Old Boy With Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy. Medicina 2013, 49, 76. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/medicina49110076

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Veri K, Uibo O, Talvik I, Talvik T. Valproic Acid-Induced Pancreatitis in a 15-Year-Old Boy With Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy. Medicina. 2013; 49(11):76. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/medicina49110076

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Veri, Kadi, Oivi Uibo, Inga Talvik, and Tiina Talvik. 2013. "Valproic Acid-Induced Pancreatitis in a 15-Year-Old Boy With Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy" Medicina 49, no. 11: 76. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/medicina49110076

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