Acute pancreatitis after snake bite. Case report.

Gastrointestinal symptoms are the most common systemic manifestations of adder envenomation. A young, previously healthy man had severe abdominal symptoms after an adder bite. Acute pancreatitis was diagnosed at exploratory laparotomy. Adder venom contains enzymes which can, at least theoretically, cause acinar cell damage and thus trigger acute pancreatitis.