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Tropical Pancreatitis

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Afro-Asian pancreatitis; Chronic calcific pancreatitis of the tropics (CCPT); Juvenile (tropical) pancreatitis syndrome; Nonalcoholic tropical pancreatitis; Nutritional pancreatitis; Tropical calcific pancreatitis; Tropical chronic pancreatitis (TCP)

Definition

Tropical pancreatitis is a type of nonalcoholic chronic pancreatitis prevalent in developing countries (Barman et al. 2003; Mahurkar et al. 2009; Paliwal et al. 2014). In contrast to alcoholic chronic pancreatitis, it occurs at a younger age (Barman et al. 2003; Tandon 2007; Tandon and Garg 2004). Histologically, intraductal calculi are predominant (Barman et al. 2003; Tandon and Garg 2004). Tropical pancreatitis seems to have multifactorial causes, with malnutrition, cassava consumption, oxidative stress, and genetic factors being described as contributing factors (Mahurkar et al. 2009; Paliwal et al. 2014; Tandon 2007). Characteristic symptoms are abdominal pain, fibrocalculous pancreatic diabetes (FCPD), and...

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  • Barman, K. K., Premalatha, G., & Mohan, V. (2003). Tropical chronic pancreatitis. Postgraduate Medical Journal, 79(937), 606–615.

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  • Mahurkar, S., Reddy, D. N., Rao, G. V., & Chandak, G. R. (2009). Genetic mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of tropical calcific pancreatitis. World Journal of Gastroenterology, 15(3), 264–269.

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  • Paliwal, S., Bhaskar, S., & Chandak, G. R. (2014). Genetic and phenotypic heterogeneity in tropical calcific pancreatitis. World Journal of Gastroenterology, 20(46), 17314–17323.

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  • Tandon, R. K. (2007). Tropical pancreatitis. Journal of Gastroenterology, 42(17), 141–147.

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  • Tandon, R. K., & Garg, P. K. (2004). Tropical pancreatitis. Digestive Diseases, 22, 258–266.

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  1. Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany

    Anne Kraft & Matthias M. Gaida

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Kraft, A., Gaida, M.M. (2021). Tropical Pancreatitis. In: van Krieken, J. (eds) Encyclopedia of Pathology. Encyclopedia of Pathology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28845-1_5519-1

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