Year 2020 / Volume 112 / Number 6
Letter
Acute pancreatitis associated with levofloxacin

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DOI: 10.17235/reed.2020.6652/2019

Manuel Alfonso Jiménez Moreno, Gadea Hontoria Bautista, Rut Pereda García,

Abstract
According to some series, 0.3-1.5% of all cases of acute pancreatitis are drug induced. Acute pancreatitis due to levofloxacin is included in its safety data sheet as an adverse effect.
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Publication history

Received: 29/09/2019

Accepted: 07/10/2019

Online First: 04/06/2020

Published: 08/06/2020

Article Online First time: 249 days

Article editing time: 253 days


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