Hypocalcaemia and Stridor: An Unusual Presentation of Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis

摘要

The differential diagnosis of stridor in the pediatric population is broad and should include hypocalcaemia with resultant laryngospasm. We present the case of a 10-year-old Tunisian girl, with no particular family or personal history, who presented with stridor secondary to profound hypocalcaemia. The diagnosis of acute pancreatitis was made after dosing systematically pancreatic amylases for elevation of blood sugar and glucosuria. Necrotizing pancreatitis was confirmed by abdominal CT scan.