COVID-induced pancreatitis: case report

BACKGROUND: Although the frequent respiratory affection in COVID-19, it is well established that it could be presented with a wide variation of gastrointestinal symptoms; however, it is the effect on the pancreas remains unclear. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of female patient, who was diagnos...

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Autores principales: Wifi, Mohamed-Naguib, Nabil, Ahmed, Awad, Abeer, Eltatawy, Reham
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7937440/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33716498
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s43162-021-00039-y
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Although the frequent respiratory affection in COVID-19, it is well established that it could be presented with a wide variation of gastrointestinal symptoms; however, it is the effect on the pancreas remains unclear. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of female patient, who was diagnosed with COVID-19 infection. A week later, the patient developed an attack of acute pancreatitis. Other causes of acute pancreatitis were excluded. Therefore, this was attributed to SARS-COV2 infection. CONCLUSION: The case raises awareness about the possibility of acute pancreatitis in COVID-19. Also emphasize the importance of measuring serum amylase and lipase in patients with COVID-19.

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