A man with diabetes developed severe necrotizing pancreatitis after dulaglutide exposure.
In plain wordsA man with diabetes developed severe pancreatic inflammation and tissue death after dulaglutide exposure.
- Peptide
- Dulaglutide (Trulicity)
- Outcome
- Not applicableNecrotizing pancreatitis
- Study
n = 1
- Outcome group
- Adverse events · Gastrointestinal
- Studied dose
- 0.75 mg weekly, increased to 1.5 mg weekly · three monthsAs given in this study (human).
Source sentences
We report a case of acute severe necrotizing pancreatitis most likely attributed to dulaglutide.
3 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
Initial CT showed an enlarged pancreas with peripancreatic stranding and slightly diminished enhancement consistent with early signs of necrotizing pancreatitis.
His past medical history consisted of type 2 diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and hypothyroidism.
Dulaglutide was added three months prior at 0.75 mg weekly, and the dose was increased to 1.5 mg weekly three days before presentation, the patient having received one such dose.