Acute Pancreatitis Secondary to Use of Appetite Suppressant: Garcinia cambogia.
Publication/Presentation Date
5-16-2019
Abstract
Due to the global epidemic of obesity, weight loss and appetite suppressant herbal products are quite popular. As these medications are not United States Food and Drug Administration-approved and are regulated as dietary supplements, little evidence exists regarding their safety. This case discusses an 82-year-old man with the past medical history of obesity who presented to the emergency department with abdominal pain in the epigastric region. His serum lipase was elevated, and an abdominal computed tomography revealed acute pancreatitis (AP). He reported two episodes of AP in the past. He denied any alcohol use and reported no recent changes in his medications. He reported taking
Volume
11
Issue
5
First Page
4676
Last Page
4676
ISSN
2168-8184
Published In/Presented At
Iqbal, U., Anwar, H., Siddiqui, H. U., & Mehmood, A. (2019). Acute Pancreatitis Secondary to Use of Appetite Suppressant: Garcinia cambogia. Cureus, 11(5), e4676. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.4676
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
31328067
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article