Pancreatitis in children. A study in the North of England.

Abstract

. Pancreatitis in children: a study in the North of England. Cases of pancreatitis in children in the Newcastle Regional Board area were studied over approximately 6 years. There were 9 cases aged between 6 weeks and 15 years. In 5 children (all under 7 years of age) likely aetiological factors were found (2 cases of mumps and 1 case each due to trauma, measles, and hereditary pancreatitis). In 4 children all over 13 years of age no likely aetiological factor was found. It is speculated that they may represent one end of the age spectrum of idiopathic pancreatitis as it occurs in adults. Hereditary pancreatitis was definitely found in only one child and possibly in one other. Therefore, it probably does not represent the major cause of pancreatitis in children as has been previously thought. One child died, but all the other children have thrived since their illness.Pancreatitis seems to be an uncommonly recognized condition in childhood. Undoubtedly it occurs less frequently in children than adults.

A British family with herediatary pancreatitis.

“…Hendren, Greep, and Patton (1965) describe 15 cases. There have been nine cases in the Newcastle Regional Board area since 1967 (Sibert, 1975). Recognized causes includes mumps virus infection, type I hyperlipoproteinaemia, hereditary hyperparathyroidism, and trauma.…”

Çocukluk Çağinda Kroni̇k Pankreatit

“…Klinikte ayrıca idiopatik pankreatit olarak kabul edilen bir gruptada etyolojik bir neden bulunamamakta, Oddi sfinkter disfonksiyonuna bağlı olabileceği dü-şünülmektedir (2,3,5,6,8).…”

Letter: Three periodic diseases as causes of recurrent abdominal pain in childhood.

“…Periodic pancreatosis eventually leads to pancreatitis or pancreatic destruction (Williams, Sherman, and Clatworthy, 1967;Sibert, 1975). Diagnosis is aided when there is pain in the back and, in the early stage, by abnormal results of pancreatic functional tests during the epidsodes only.…”