acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis

pancreatitis /pan·cre·a·ti·tis/ (pan″kre-ah-ti´tis) inflammation of the pancreas.

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acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis  a condition due to autolysis of pancreatic tissue caused by escape of enzymes into the substance, resulting in hemorrhage into the parenchyma and surrounding tissues.

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acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis

n.

Acute inflammation of the pancreas accompanied by the formation of necrotic areas on the surface of the pancreas and in the omentum and, frequently, also accompanied by hemorrhages into the substance of the gland.

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acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis

Etymology: Gk, haima, blood, rhegnynei, to gush, pan, all, kreas, flesh

a potentially fatal inflammation of the pancreas characterized by bleeding, necrosis, and paralysis of the digestive tract.

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pancreatitis

inflammation of the pancreas.

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acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis

a condition due to autolysis of pancreatic tissue caused by escape of enzymes into the substance, resulting in hemorrhage into the parenchyma and surrounding tissues. Seen most commonly in dogs, rarely in horses and pigs. Clinical signs include abdominal pain that may be severe and associated with cardiovascular shock, vomiting and diarrhea. Fatalities are not uncommon. In the longer term, the process may be slowly progressive, appearing clinically to be relapsing, often with eventual destruction of the islets of Langerhans that leads to diabetes mellitus. Called also acute pancreatic necrosis.

chronic pancreatitis

relapsing or continuing acute pancreatic necrosis. Called also relapsing pancreatitis.

focal pancreatitis

focal lesions discovered incidentally in patients dying of other disease, e.g. canine distemper, foot and mouth disease.

interstitial pancreatitis

inflammation of the interstitial tissue; may be acute or chronic.

necrotizing pancreatitis

see acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis (above).

relapsing pancreatitis

see chronic pancreatitis (see above).