Juvenile tropical pancreatitis syndrome
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Venkata Sivakrishna Kumar Pulivarthi M.B.B.S [2]
Overview
Overview
Juvenile tropical pancreatitis syndrome IS characterised by abdominal pain, diabetes, steatorrhoea, and pancreatic calcification. The condition start with blockage of the pancreatic ducts by laminated secretions or inspissated mucus plugs which later calcify and Chronic pancreatitis follows.
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