Harrison's Manual of Medicine Topic of the Weekhttp://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisonsA different topic from Harrison's Manual of Medicine free each week.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:30:02 ESTMon, 16 Nov 2009 08:30:02 ESTen-usMcGraw-HillAcute Pancreatitishttp://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/ub/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/148231/all/The pathologic spectrum of acute pancreatitis varies from <i>interstitial pancreatitis</i>, which is usually a mild and self-limited disorder, to <i>necrotizing pancreatitis,</i> in which the degree of pancreatic necrosis correlates with the severity of the attack and its systemic manifestations.<br/>