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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 40, 2008 - Issue 8
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CASE REPORTS

Acute pancreatitis related to tigecycline: Case report and review of the literature

Melanie Gilson From the Internal Medicine Department – Infectious Diseases Unit,
,
Laurence Moachon Department of Pharmacology,
,
Luc Jeanne Orthopaedic Surgery,
,
Valerie Dumaine Orthopaedic Surgery,
,
Luc Eyrolle Orthopaedic Surgery,
,
Philippe Morand Bacteriology, Université Paris DescartesCochin Hospital, Paris, France
,
Mona Ben M'rad From the Internal Medicine Department – Infectious Diseases Unit,
&
Dominique Salmon From the Internal Medicine Department – Infectious Diseases Unit,Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 681-683 | Received 22 Jan 2008, Published online: 08 Jul 2009
 
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Abstract

Tigecycline is a new broad-spectrum antibiotic. Nausea and vomiting are its most common side-effects. We describe here a case of severe acute pancreatitis related to tigecycline in order to highlight the possible occurrence of this adverse event and to remind clinicians to measure the lipase rate if in any doubt.

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