Open Forum Infect Dis . Acute Pancreatitis as the Initial Manifestation in 2 Cases of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China

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Open Forum Infect Dis


. 2020 Aug 7;7(9)faa324.
doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa324. eCollection 2020 Sep.
Acute Pancreatitis as the Initial Manifestation in 2 Cases of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China


Kaige Wang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Jianfei Luo[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Fen Tan[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Jiasheng Liu[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Zhong Ni[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Dan Liu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Panwen Tian[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Weimin Li[SUP] 1 [/SUP]



Affiliations

• PMID: 32959016
• PMCID: PMC7454842
• DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa324

Abstract

Clinical data on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) with pancreatic injury are extremely limited. An acute manifestation of acute pancreatitis in COVID-19 has not been reported. We describe here 2 cases of COVID-19 with acute pancreatitis as the initial manifestation in Wuhan, China. Patient 1 died despite maximal mechanical ventilatory support and circulation support, while patient 2 was finally discharged after showing significant improvement. Low T cells in peripheral blood may indicate a poor outcome.

Keywords: COVID-19; Wuhan; acute pancreatitis; initial manifestation.