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Cannabis-induced recurrent acute pancreatitis.

Acta gastro-enterologica Belgica (2013-02-14)
Mehran Howaizi, Mouhamad Chahine, Fadi Haydar, Yassine Jemaa, Emmanuel Lapoile
ABSTRACT

Acute pancreatitis has a large number of causes. Major causes are alcohol and gallstones. Toxic causes, mainly represented by medication-induced pancreatitis account for less than 2% of the cases. Cannabis is an anecdotally reported cause of acute pancreatitis. Six cases have previously been reported. Herein we report a new case of cannabis-induced recurrent acute pancreatitis.

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Lipase from porcine pancreas, Type II, ≥125 units/mg protein (using olive oil (30 min incubation)), 30-90 units/mg protein (using triacetin)
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Lipase from porcine pancreas, Type VI-S, ≥20,000 units/mg protein, lyophilized powder
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Lipase acrylic resin, ≥5,000 U/g, recombinant, expressed in Aspergillus niger
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Lipase from Candida rugosa, Type VII, ≥700 unit/mg solid