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Pancreatitis Causes

Causes: Most common
1. Alcohol Abuse
2. Cholelithiasis
Causes: Gastrointestinal
1. Abdominal trauma or surgery
2. Following ERCP
3. Peptic Ulcer perforation
4. Hereditary Pancreatitis
5. Pancreas divisum
6. Ampulla of Vater Obstructed (e.g. Regional Enteritis)
Causes: Endocrine
Causes: Infection
1. Mumps
2. Viral Hepatitis
3. Coxsackievirus
4. Ascariasis
5. Mycoplasma
Causes: Medications
1. Azathioprine
2. Sulfonamides
3. Thiazide Diuretics
4. Furosemide
5. Estrogens
6. Tetracycline
7. Valproic Acid
8. Pentamidine
Causes: Vasculitis
1. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
2. Necrotizing angiitis
3. Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)

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