Acute pancreatitis door metronidazol

– A 45-year-old woman in the period 1988-1995 suffered three episodes of acute pancreatitis associated with the use of metronidazole. On each occasion the pancreatitis subsided after withdrawal of metronidazole. Pancreatitis is a very infrequent, but potentially dangerous adverse effect of metronidazole. The exact pathogenetic mechanism of metronidazole-induced pancreatitis remains to be determined.