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My mother just been released from the hospital because her pancreas was infected. she doesn't drink. where can the problem come from?

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Infected or inflamed: Infection rarely follow acute inflammation of the pancreas. Here is a resource http://prodigy.Clarity.Co.Uk/pancreatitis_acute/view_whole_topic#-464080.

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Answered 9/8/2019

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