Can COVID-19 Cause Pancreatitis? A Rare Complication of SARS-CoV-2 Infection.
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak
; 31(7): S120-S122, 2021 07.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1317401
ABSTRACT
Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) emerged as a cluster of atypical pneumonia in Wuhan, China in December 2019. This disease has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. COVID-19 patients mostly present with upper respiratory symptoms like dyspnea, cough and fever. Various neurological, myocardial, renal and gastrointestinal complications have been reported associated with SARS-CoV-2. Acute pancreatitis is one of the common causes of upper abdominal pain, caused by alcohol consumption, gall stones and various viruses and drugs. We present a case of a young female, who was recently diagnosed as COVID-19 and later on developed acute pancreatitis without any other risk factors. Key Words COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Acute pancreatitis.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pancreatitis
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jcpsp.2021.Supp2.S120
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