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Got Pencrititus. What Should I Do For It ?

hi doctor my son aged 23 got pencritius his amalyse level was 900 in the begining then it came down to 400 after treatment in hospital .again after 5 days it goes upto 600 and after aweek came down to 430 and again goes high again to 700 after aweek.why it is happening .he does not have any other symptomslike pain or vomiting .can u please tell me what to do . He is taking very light diet like chicken soup bread cheese boiled eggs .can u tell me is amalyse level have too much importance in the treatment .
Wed, 12 Jan 2011
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The raise in the Amylase is due to the inflammatory process as amylase is very sensitive to stimulus produced by the food, based on the type of the food the quantity of amylase can be expected to raise . The values will stay abnormal until the inflammation in the gland persist , may be the infection has gone completely due to treatment , it will take quite some time for the inflammation to come down. Also in cases of pseudocyst the values can be raised despite of treatment for long , USG abdomen would be the best way to rule it out.

Serum lipase is thought to be more sensitive and specific than serum amylase in the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis , I would suggest you to evaluate the condition based on lipase values also along with amylase , as both can be little bit mote assuring.

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Got Pencrititus. What Should I Do For It ?

Hi, Welcome to Healthcaremagic Forum The raise in the Amylase is due to the inflammatory process as amylase is very sensitive to stimulus produced by the food, based on the type of the food the quantity of amylase can be expected to raise . The values will stay abnormal until the inflammation in the gland persist , may be the infection has gone completely due to treatment , it will take quite some time for the inflammation to come down. Also in cases of pseudocyst the values can be raised despite of treatment for long , USG abdomen would be the best way to rule it out. Serum lipase is thought to be more sensitive and specific than serum amylase in the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis , I would suggest you to evaluate the condition based on lipase values also along with amylase , as both can be little bit mote assuring. Thanks for visiting Healthcaremagic.com Bye