PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - LeVine, David
AU  - Parrish, David
TI  - Macroamylasemia: A Simple Stepwise Approach To Diagnosis
AID  - 10.3122/jabfm.2.4.279
DP  - 1989 Oct 01
TA  - The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Practice
PG  - 279--282
VI  - 2
IP  - 4
4099  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/2/4/279.short
4100  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/2/4/279.full
SO  - J Am Board Fam Med1989 Oct 01; 2
AB  - Typically, macroamylasemia is a condition of elevated serum amylase in the absence of symptomatic disease. However, in the presence of symptoms, especially of abdominal origin, it is important that this condition be identified accurately in order to avoid unnecessary treatment for pancreatitis or other related diseases. This report offers a review of the literature, a case example, and an algorithm for systematically considering the diagnosis of macroamylasemia.