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Revista colombiana de Gastroenterología
versión impresa ISSN 0120-9957versión On-line ISSN 2500-7440
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RUIZ-GARCIA., Sandro. Macroamylasemia at the Hospital Víctor Lazarte Echegaray in Trujillo (Peru): Case report. Rev. colomb. Gastroenterol. [online]. 2021, vol.36, suppl.1, pp.102-106. Epub 21-Feb-2022. ISSN 0120-9957. https://doi.org/10.22516/25007440.620.
Macroamylasemia should be suspected in any patient with a persistent catalytic increase of plasma α-amylase but no other clinical signs of abdominal pain after ruling out other causes of pancreatic and extra-pancreatic disease. The binding of α-amylase complexes with immunoglobulin, most commonly immunoglobulin A, characterizes this condition. Macroamylasemia is classified into three kinds. To prevent unnecessary procedures, it is critical to make a differential diagnosis of other conditions that can cause amylase increase. The present article reports the case of a 53-year-old female patient who was admitted to the emergency room with abdominal pain and hyperamylasemia, who was initially diagnosed with acute pancreatitis.
Palabras clave : Macroamylasemia; Hyperamylasemia; Acute pancreatitis.