• Anuj Sharma, Umair Masood, Babar Khan, Kunal Chawla, and Divey Manocha.
• Department of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Hospital, 750 E Adam Street, Syracuse 13210, USA. Electronic address: sharmaan@upstate.edu.
• Am J Emerg Med. 2017 Sep 1; 35 (9): 1387.e3-1387.e4.

AbstractPancreatitis with normal lipase and amylase level is a rare phenomenon. This is especially true in patient with end-stage renal disease as lipase and amylase are renally excreted. Literature review reveals previous case report of pancreatitis with normal lipase and amylase level, however, none of them occurred in the setting of end-stage renal disease. Our case is the first such reported case of pancreatitis in such setting. Here we report a 30year old male with past medical history of end-stage renal disease who presented in emergency department with acute abdominal pain. Laboratory work up revealed normal lipase and amylase level. However, radiological work up was consistent with pancreatitis. This case report highlight the importance of taking the overall clinical picture rather than laboratory work up to rule in or rule out the diagnosis of pancreatitis. Furthermore, this should also serve an important reminder for clinicians to further investigate where clinical suspicion for pancreatitis is high.Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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