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Acute Pancreatitis Induced by Methimazole Treatment in a 51-Year-Old Korean Man: A Case Reportopen access
- Authors
- Jung, Jung Hwa; Hahm, Jong Ryeal; Jung, Jaehoon; Kim, Soo Kyoung; Kim, Sungsu; Kim, Kyong Young; Kim, Bo Ra; Kim, Hong Jun; Jeong, Yi Yeong; Kim, Sun Joo
- Issue Date
- Aug-2014
- Publisher
- KOREAN ACAD MEDICAL SCIENCES
- Keywords
- Methimazole; Graves Disease; Pancreatitis; Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE, v.29, no.8, pp 1170 - 1173
- Pages
- 4
- Indexed
- SCI
SCIE
SCOPUS
KCI
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE
- Volume
- 29
- Number
- 8
- Start Page
- 1170
- End Page
- 1173
- ISSN
- 1011-8934
1598-6357
- Abstract
- Methimazole (MMI)-induced acute pancreatitis is very rare but severe adverse reaction. A 51-yr-old male developed a high fever, chills, and abdominal pain, two weeks after commencement on MMI for the treatment of Graves' disease. There was no evidence of agranulocytosis, and fever subsided soon after stopping MMI treatment. However, 5 hr after taking an additional dose of MMI, abdominal pain and fever developed again. His symptoms, biochemical, and imaging studies were compatible with acute pancreatitis. After withdrawal of MMI, he showed clinical improvement. This is the first case of MMI-induced acute pancreatitis in Korea. Clinicians should be aware of the rare but possible MMI-induced pancreatitis in patients complaining of fever and abdominal pain.
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