Delayed presentation of cannabis induced pancreatitis

David Song; Harinivaas Shanmugavel Geetha; Samkit Jain; Jonathan Vincent Reyes; Vikash Jaiswal; Gaurav Nepal; Joseph Lieber

doi:10.1002/ccr3.5595

Delayed presentation of cannabis induced pancreatitis

Clin Case Rep. 2022 Mar 17;10(3):e05595. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.5595. eCollection 2022 Mar.

Authors

David Song¹, Harinivaas Shanmugavel Geetha², Samkit Jain¹, Jonathan Vincent Reyes¹, Vikash Jaiswal³, Gaurav Nepal⁴, Joseph Lieber¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Elmhurst Hospital Center New York New York USA.
² Department of Internal Medicine at Saint Vincent Hospital Worcester Massachusetts USA.
³ AMA School of Medicine Makati Philippines.
⁴ Rani Primary Health Care Centre Biratnagar Nepal.

Abstract

A thorough history and identifying risk factors are pivotal in establishing the cause of pancreatitis and preventing recurrences to curb the incidence of chronic pancreatitis and/or pancreatic cancer.

Keywords: acute inflammation; acute pancreatitis; cannabis.

Publication types

Case Reports