The accumulation of fat within the pancreas goes by several names and may be associated with a number of conditions.
Conditions associated with steatopancreatitis include:
(1) alcohol abuse
(2) nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and the metabolic syndrome
(3) viral infection (reovirus, chronic hepatitis B)
(4) malnutrition
(5) drug-induced (see below)
(6) hemochromatosis
(7) congenital disorders (see below)
(8) Cushing's syndrome
(9) lipomatous pseudohypertrophy
Drug causes include:
(1) rosiglitazone
(2) corticosteroids
(3) octreotide
(4) gemcitabine
Congenital disorders include:
(1) Shwachman-Diamond syndrome
(2) Johanson-Blizzard syndrome
(3) cystic fibrosis
(4) heterozygous carboxyl-ester lipase mutation
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Specialty: Gastroenterology