Pezzilli R, Billi P, Melandri R, Broccoli P L, Fontana G
Servizio di Pronto Soccorso, Ospedale S. Orsola, Bologna, Italy.
Ital J Gastroenterol. 1992 Jun;24(5):245-6.
We report the case of a young man suffering from epilepsy who developed chronic calcified pancreatitis after ten years of therapy with the anticonvulsant drugs carbamazepine and phenytoin. Long-term anticonvulsant drug therapy may have a contributory role in the development of chronic pancreatitis by chronic stimulation of cytochromes P-450.