Emphysematous Pancreatitis: Reporting a Case of a Fatal Form of Pancreatitis

Evangelos D Lolis; Themistoklis Poulios; Alex; ra Pentheroudaki; Alexios G Stavrou; Dimitrios Lytras; Athanasios Lioupis

Abstract

Emphysematous Pancreatitis: Reporting a Case of a Fatal Form of Pancreatitis

Evangelos D Lolis, Themistoklis Poulios, Alexandra Pentheroudaki, Alexios G Stavrou, Dimitrios Lytras, Athanasios Lioupis

We report an extremely rare case of emphysematous pancreatitis in a 67 year old female patient suffering from bipolar disorder. The possible role of metabolic syndrome associated with atypical antipsychotic medication in the pathogenesis of emphysematous pancreatitis is discussed.