Postpartum Pancreatitis With Urticaria

Yellow urticaria and biliary pancreatitis

“…The literature described this association in a woman in her sixth postpartum week; she experienced urticaria and 24 hours later manifested an episode of acute pancreatitis. 8 Moreover, skin swellings like hereditary angioedema are able to induce acute pancreatitis secondary to C1 inhibitor deficiency 9 leading to unregulated generation of bradykinin. This increases vascular permeability into pancreatic tissue.…”