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POLANCO, Idelsa; NAVARRO, Dianora; AGUIAR, Carla  y  LOPEZ, Karolina. Secondary Pancreatic Esteatosis to Prolonged Steroid Treatment. Reporting a Case. Gen [online]. 2017, vol.71, n.1, pp.17-20. ISSN 2477-975X.

Introduction: Fatty pancreas replacement, steatosis or pancreatic lipomatosis is a diffuse or focal process in any organ segment and has been associated with obesit y, diabetes mellitus and cystic fibrosis. Abdominal ultrasound and, in particular, ultrasound endoscopy allow a better characterization of the parenchyma of the gland. Case Clinical: 13 - year - old female adolescent referred for chronic abdominal pain. Backgr ound: Chronic gastritis by Helicobacter pylori, multiple food allergy and treatment with Methylprednisolone for seven years for Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis. Physical examination: Weight 40.9Kg and size 134cm, rounded fascia, bilateral cataract, neck with hyperkeratosis and hyperpigmentation. Abdomen: globose, soft, without visceromegaly. Muscle lower limb hypotrophy. Laboratory: amylase: 32U / L, lipase 12.3U / L, cholesterol 206mg%, triglycerides 117mg%, pyruvic aminotransferase 60U / L, ultrasensitive 1 1.6mg / l, insulin ratio / high postprandial glycemia, 25OH vitamin D: 5ng / ml (deficit), cortisol and low Androstenedione, negative tests for autoimmune disease Feces: steatocrit 4.5% and Sudan III: 15 to 20 small drops. Radiologic bone age 11 years. Abd ominal ultrasound: periportal hyperechogenicity, slightly enlarged pancreas with diffuse increase of its echogenicity, head: 30mm, body: 13mm and tail: 30mm. Endoscopic ultrasound: Uncinate process and head with homogeneous parenchyma, preserved echogenici ty. In the ismo, body and parenchyma heterogeneous, with tendency to hyperechogenicity. Wirsung: normal caliber. Clinical diagnosis: Pancreatic steatosis, Exogenous Cushing's Syndrome and Insulin Resistance with vitamin D deficit. Discussion: It is considered that t here is a positive relationship between prolonged steroid use for fatty replacement of the pancreas and associated pathologies as evidenced in this case.

Palabras clave : pancreatic steatosis; rheumatoid arthritis; methylprednisolone; echoendoscopy; Cushing; insulin resistance.

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