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Cureus
. 2021 Feb 22;13(2):e13490.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.13490.
Acute Recurrent Pancreatitis and COVID-19 Infection: A Case Report with Literature Review
Harindra Sandhu[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Dhiraj Mallik[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Manoj Joshua Lokavarapu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Farhanul Huda[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Somprakas Basu[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection typically presents with respiratory symptoms, although presentation with gastrointestinal symptoms is not uncommon. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) presenting as acute pancreatitis is rare. There are several etiological factors for acute recurrent pancreatitis, but its association with COVID-19 disease is not yet known. We present an unusual case of recurrent attacks of acute pancreatitis in a young woman with SARS-CoV-2 infection, which was diagnosed early but had a rapid downhill course in the second attack with a fatal outcome.
Keywords: acute recurrent pancreatitis; covid-19; pancreatitis.
. 2021 Feb 22;13(2):e13490.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.13490.
Acute Recurrent Pancreatitis and COVID-19 Infection: A Case Report with Literature Review
Harindra Sandhu[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Dhiraj Mallik[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Manoj Joshua Lokavarapu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Farhanul Huda[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Somprakas Basu[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33777577
- PMCID: PMC7990082
- DOI: 10.7759/cureus.13490
Abstract
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection typically presents with respiratory symptoms, although presentation with gastrointestinal symptoms is not uncommon. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) presenting as acute pancreatitis is rare. There are several etiological factors for acute recurrent pancreatitis, but its association with COVID-19 disease is not yet known. We present an unusual case of recurrent attacks of acute pancreatitis in a young woman with SARS-CoV-2 infection, which was diagnosed early but had a rapid downhill course in the second attack with a fatal outcome.
Keywords: acute recurrent pancreatitis; covid-19; pancreatitis.