A Rare Case of Paxlovid-Induced Pancreatitis

Acute pancreatitis can result secondary to an inflammatory cascade due to an insult to the pancreatic parenchyma, whether it be from infections, medications, etc. We present a case of a 37-year-old male with acute pancreatitis after being started on Paxlovid, a combination drug containing Nirmatrelv...

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Autores principales: Zaidi, Syed Muhammad Hussain, Iskander, Peter A, Ahmed, Khalid, Jaber, Fouad, Paz, Merlin, Khan, Ali, Malik, Fahad, Aloysius, Mark M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Pathology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10120881/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37090326
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.36528
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Sumario:Acute pancreatitis can result secondary to an inflammatory cascade due to an insult to the pancreatic parenchyma, whether it be from infections, medications, etc. We present a case of a 37-year-old male with acute pancreatitis after being started on Paxlovid, a combination drug containing Nirmatrelvir and Ritonavir, for COVID-19 treatment. Multiple reports in the literature have documented such an association between acute pancreatitis and the protease inhibitor Ritonavir. We suspect that similar results may have taken place that link the initiation of this medication with pancreatic inflammation.

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