세프트리악손은 담즙 내 침전물을 형성하여 담관염, 담낭염, 심한 경우 췌장염을 일으킬 수 있다고 알려져 있다. 70세 환자가 발열을 동반한 의식저하로 내원하여 간농양으로 진단되었고, 장기간 세프트리악손 정맥주사로 치료 중 명치 부 위 통증을 호소하였다. 복부 전산화단층촬영 및 혈액검사를 통해 췌장염을 진단하였으며 세프트리악손 유발성 췌장염을 의심하여 항생제 변경 후 회복된 증례를 경험하여 이를 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하고자 한다.
Acute pancreatitis is a rare complication in patients treated with ceftriaxone. Precipitation of ceftriaxone in the bile causes the formation of biliary sludge leading to the development of cholangitis, cholecystitis, or pancreatitis. We treated a patient with acute pancreatitis who developed this condition after the administration of ceftriaxone. A 70-year-old man presented in a drowsy state with fever. He was diagnosed with a liver abscess and treated with intravenously administrated ceftriaxone and metronidazole. He complained of dyspepsia and epigastric pain on the 25th day of ceftriaxone administration. Laboratory examination and abdominal computed tomography revealed biliary pancreatitis. Ceftriaxone- induced acute pancreatitis was suspected, and ceftriaxone administration was immediately discontinued. Two days later, serum amylase and lipase levels recovered to within reference range, and he showed rapid resolution of symptoms. We concluded that ceftriaxone results in the formation of biliary sludge and causes serious adverse events such as cholecystitis, cholangitis and biliary pancreatitis.