Article
Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency and pancreatitis in a juvenile.
Australian and New Zealand journal of medicine - 1 Jun 1991
Edmunds S E, Wilkinson M L
Abstract excerpt
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.
Topics
- Adolescent
- Chronic Disease
- Female
- Humans
- Pancreatitis
- Phenotype
- alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency
