Drug-Induced Acute Pancreatitis in Adults: Focus on Antimicrobial and Antiviral Drugs, a Narrative Review

• Main Authors: Angelo Del Gaudio (Author), Carlo Covello (Author), Federica Di Vincenzo (Author), Sara Sofia De Lucia (Author), Teresa Mezza (Author), Alberto Nicoletti (Author), Valentina Siciliano (Author), Marcello Candelli (Author), Antonio Gasbarrini (Author), Enrico Celestino Nista (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Acute pancreatitis (AP) is an acute inflammation of the pancreas caused by the activation of digestive enzymes in the pancreatic tissue. The main causes of AP are cholelithiasis and alcohol abuse; less commonly, it can be caused by drugs, with a prevalence of up to 5%. Causal associations between dr...