Severe Recurrent Pancreatitis in a Child with ADHD after Starting Treatment with Methylphenidate (Ritalin)
We present a case of a 10-year-old boy, who had severe relapsing pancreatitis, three times in two months within 3 weeks after starting treatment with methylphenidate (Ritalin) due to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Pancreatitis due to the use of (methylphenidate) Ritalin was never p...
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| author | Suheil Artul Faozi Artoul George Habib William Nseir Bishara Bisharat Yousif Nijim |
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| description | We present a case of a 10-year-old boy, who had severe relapsing pancreatitis, three times in two months within 3 weeks after starting treatment with methylphenidate (Ritalin) due to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Pancreatitis due to the use of (methylphenidate) Ritalin was never published before. Attention must be made by the physicians regarding this possible complication, and this complication should be taken into consideration in every patient with abdominal pain who was newly treated with Ritalin. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b01f1f307cfb4bd0bf799374760aa7152025-02-03T01:07:30ZengWileyCase Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine2090-65282090-65362014-01-01201410.1155/2014/319162319162Severe Recurrent Pancreatitis in a Child with ADHD after Starting Treatment with Methylphenidate (Ritalin)Suheil Artul0Faozi Artoul1George Habib2William Nseir3Bishara Bisharat4Yousif Nijim5Department of Radiology, Nazareth Hospital, EMMS, Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University, IsraelDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Meir Hospital, 44410 Betah Tekva, IsraelDepartment of Internal Medicine, EMMS Hospital, 16100 Nazareth, IsraelFaculty of Medicine in the Galilee, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, IsraelFaculty of Medicine in the Galilee, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, IsraelPediatric Department, Nazareth Hospital, IsraelWe present a case of a 10-year-old boy, who had severe relapsing pancreatitis, three times in two months within 3 weeks after starting treatment with methylphenidate (Ritalin) due to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Pancreatitis due to the use of (methylphenidate) Ritalin was never published before. Attention must be made by the physicians regarding this possible complication, and this complication should be taken into consideration in every patient with abdominal pain who was newly treated with Ritalin.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/319162 |
| spellingShingle | Suheil Artul Faozi Artoul George Habib William Nseir Bishara Bisharat Yousif Nijim Severe Recurrent Pancreatitis in a Child with ADHD after Starting Treatment with Methylphenidate (Ritalin) Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine |
| title | Severe Recurrent Pancreatitis in a Child with ADHD after Starting Treatment with Methylphenidate (Ritalin) |
| title_full | Severe Recurrent Pancreatitis in a Child with ADHD after Starting Treatment with Methylphenidate (Ritalin) |
| title_fullStr | Severe Recurrent Pancreatitis in a Child with ADHD after Starting Treatment with Methylphenidate (Ritalin) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Severe Recurrent Pancreatitis in a Child with ADHD after Starting Treatment with Methylphenidate (Ritalin) |
| title_short | Severe Recurrent Pancreatitis in a Child with ADHD after Starting Treatment with Methylphenidate (Ritalin) |
| title_sort | severe recurrent pancreatitis in a child with adhd after starting treatment with methylphenidate ritalin |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/319162 |
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