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Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency and pancreatitis in a juvenile |
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| Authors: | S. E. J. Edmunds M. L. Wilkinson |
| Affiliation: | Research Fellow, Gastroenterology Unit, UMDS, Guy's Campus, St Thomas' Street, London, UK.;Senior Lecturer, Gastroenterology Unit, UMDS, Guy's Campus, St Thomas' Street, London, UK. |
| Abstract: | An 18-year-old female with PiSZ phenotype alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency presented with pancreatitis and a pancreatic pseudocyst. There were no other causative factors. Deficiency of alpha 1-antitrypsin may predispose to pancreatitis or exacerbate existing pancreatic disease. |
| Keywords: | Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency PiSZ phenotype pancreatitis elastase ERCP |