A rare cause of hyperamylasemia: A case with pneumothorax and subcutaneous emphysema around the parotid gland in a trauma patient
Journal of Surgery and Medicine, cilt.5, 2021 (Hakemli Dergi)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Vaka Takdimi
- Cilt numarası: 5
- Basım Tarihi: 2021
- Doi Numarası: 10.28982/josam.807966
- Dergi Adı: Journal of Surgery and Medicine
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Other Indexes
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Amylase is a common laboratory test in emergency departments, especially in trauma patients. Although hyperamylasemia is mostly caused by injury to the pancreas in trauma patients, non-pancreatic causes of hyperamylasemia are not rare. Being aware of these causes may prevent unnecessary diagnostic tests. In this study, we presented a trauma patient with hyperamylasemia of non-pancreatic origin. Possible mechanisms of hyperamylasemia in our case are acute hypoxia-induced hyperamylasemia because of left lung pneumothorax and massage-like activity of subcutaneous emphysema around the parotid gland.
Keywords: Hyperamylasemia, Acute pancreatitis, Pneumothorax, Subcutaneous emphysema, Parotitis