Journal of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences

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Background and Objectives: Ulcerative Colitis is an inflammation of colon mucosa that is treated by corticosteroids. Our aim in this study was to report a case of immunodeficiency in this disease caused by long-term corticosteroid treatment.
Case Report: This study was a case report of ulcerative colitis patient, who has been using prednisolone from five years ago till now without the doctor's prescription. The patient had referred to the Ali-ebn Abi-Taleb Hospital in Rafsanjan with respiratory complaint which was treated as staphylococcal pneumonia, but no improvement was made. During BAL and sputum culture, mucormycosis was diagnosed and treated.
Conclusion: This case report indicates the importance of following up in patients treated by corticosteroids, because if this drug was properly discontinued, he would not face this situation.
Key words: Pulmonary mucormycosis, Inflammatory bowel disease, Ulcerative colitis, Prednisolone
 
Funding: No funding.
Conflict of interest: No conflict of interest.
Ethical approval: This was a case report study which doesn’t get any ethical code, but we promise to not reveal our patients data.
 
How to cite this article: Saeed Askari P, Tahmasbi A, Esmaeil Moghaddam S, Ghazizadeh A R, Abbasifard M, Rayyani F, Kahnuji M. Mucormycosis [j1] Pneumonia in an Ulcerative Colitis Patient: A Case Report. J Rafsanjan Univ Med Sci 2020; 18 (10): 1073-80. [Farsi]

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Background and Objectives: Today, in addition to the acute pancreatitis, hyperamylasemia is seen among some other acute surgical conditions. Therefore, the aim of this study was to introduce a case of hyperamylasemia as a rare case in a patient with uncomplicated appendicitis.
Case report: The present study was a case report in which a 10-year-old patient referred to Ali-ebn Abi Taleb Hospital in Rafsanjan city with abdominal pain. During hospitalization, serum amylase levels were monitored twice, which were 259 U/L and 287 U/L, respectively. The patient eventually underwent surgery with a diagnosis of acute appendicitis and was discharged with good general condition after 4 days of admission.
Conclusion: An increase in serum amylase level should not distract the surgeon from other diagnoses of acute abdominal surgery, especially if acute appendicitis is suspected for the patient.
Key words: Hyperamylasemia, Appendicitis, Abdominal pain, Amylase
 
Funding: This study did not have any funding.
Conflict of interest: None daclared.
Ethical approval: This was a case report study which doesn’t get any ethical code, but we promise no to reveal our patients’ data.
 
How to cite this article: Saeed Askari P, Bagheri Pur M H, Esmaeil Moghaddam S, Taghizadeh M. Hyperamylasemia in a Patient with Uncomplicated Appendicitis: A Case Report. J Rafsanjan Univ Med Sci 2021; 19 (12): 1329-36 [Farsi]