Severe medicational pancreatitis in a young patient due to psychoactive substance abuse

Abstract

Acute pancreatitis is an inflammatory condition of the pancreas caused by several etiologies, the main ones being gallstones and alcohol abuse. The drug cause is rare, corresponding to less than 5% of cases, usually accompanied by a good prognosis and low mortality. The reported case, however, shows a male patient, 37 years old, with a history of psychoactive substance abuse, in a severe presentation of the disease, evolving with an unfavorable and unusual outcome.Therefore, despite being an infrequent etiology, drug-induced pancreatitis must not be underestimated due to the potential risk of an unfavorable outcome, with early diagnosis and preventive measures being essential to prevent its occurrence.