Discussion
Alcohol use and gallstones are responsible for the development of more than 80% of acute pancreatitis cases. Other common causes of acute pancreatitis are hypertriglyceridemia and hypercalcemia. Drugs are implicated in the etiology of approximately 2% of cases [13]. Drug-induced acute pancreatitis has a good prognosis and can be diagnosed by exclusion. Absence of gallstones, lack of a history of alcohol use with normal serum lipid and calcium levels and history of a recently started new medication support the diagnosis