Metformin induced acute pancreatitis

Abstract

Acute pancreatitis frequently presents with abdomen pain but may presents with various skin manifestations as rash and rarely, pancreatic panniculitis. Metformin, one of the most effective and valuable oral hypoglycemic agents in the biguanide class was linked to acute pancreatitis in few cases. Here, we report a case of metformin induce acute pancreatitis in young healthy man with normal renal function.

Keywords: :

• Metformin
• pancreatitis
• Renal Failure
• Diabetes mellitus
• oral hypoglycemic agents