Acute pancreatitis associated with acute viral hepatitis: case report and review of literature / Pancreatite aguda associada com hepatite A aguda: relato de caso e revisão da literatura
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
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51(6): 349-351, Oct.-Dec. 2009. tab
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
This case report, along with the review presented, describes a patient diagnosed with acute viral hepatitis, who developed a framework of intense abdominal pain and laboratorial alterations compatible with acute pancreatitis. The association of acute pancreatitis complicating fulminant and non-fulminant acute hepatitis virus (AHV) has been reported and several mechanisms have been proposed for this complication, but so far none is clearly involved. As acute hepatitis is a common disease, it is important to stimulate the development of other studies in order to determine local incidence and profile of patients presenting this association in our environment.
RESUMO
Este relato de caso, junto com a revisão de literatura, descreve um paciente com diagnóstico de hepatite viral aguda, que desenvolveu quadro de dor abdominal intensa e alterações laboratoriais compatíveis com pancreatite aguda. Casos de pancreatite aguda complicando hepatites virais agudas fulminantes e não fulminantes tem sido esporadicamente relatados e vários mecanismos são propostos para explicar esta complicação, no entanto sua causa ainda se mantém desconhecida. Como a hepatite aguda é doença comum, é importante estimular o desenvolvimento de mais estudos na América Latina que visem determinar a incidência local e o perfil dos pacientes que apresentam esta complicação.
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Main subject:
Pancreatitis
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Hepatitis, Viral, Human
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Federal do Paraná/BR
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