Journal Basic Info
- Impact Factor: 1.809**
- H-Index: 6
- ISSN: 2474-1655
- DOI: 10.25107/2474-1655
Major Scope
- Cardiology
- Child Birth
- Hepatology
- Inflammation
- Hepatitis
- Trauma
- Urology Cases
- ENT
Abstract
Citation: Ann Clin Case Rep. 2016;1(1):1207.DOI: 10.25107/2474-1655.1207
An Unusual Manifestation of Pancreatic Cancer
Jūratė Gudaitytė and Agnė Kaunienė
Department of Anaesthesiology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania
*Correspondance to: Jūratė Gudaitytė
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Abstract:
The following case presents an atypical manifestation of pancreatic cancer, the latter being diagnosed only after biopsy results. The patient complaints and initial tests led to the preliminary diagnosis of acute pancreatitis which occurred after a dietary change. Moreover, after arrival to the hospital this patient had E.coli in his blood sample. Inflammatory parameters were not increased. However, he didn’t have any symptoms of sepsis. The blood sample was repeated, and again the result showed positive E.coli. The antibacterial and other symptomatic treatment seemed to be effective for the first 4 days. However, on the 29th day after the first signs of the disease, the patient became unresponsive and died due to respiratory and cardiovascular failure. The final diagnosis appeared to be a pancreatic stage 1 cancer in the head. The patient died because of sepsis, multiple organ failure, and cardiopulmonary insufficiency.
Keywords:
Acute pancreatitis; Pancreatic cancer; E.coli
Cite the Article:
Gudaitytė J, Kaunienė A. An Unusual Manifestation of Pancreatic Cancer. Ann Clin Case Rep. 2016; 1: 1207.
