COVID-19 Induced Acute Pancreatitis: A Case Report and Literature Review.
coronavirus
covid-19
pancreatitis
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
13 Jul 2020
13 Jul 2020
Historique:
entrez:
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2020
pubmed:
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8
2020
medline:
18
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2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
A 49-year-old female with no history of past medical illness presented to the emergency department with complaints of fever, dry cough, and shortness of breath. Initial evaluation revealed a temperature of 101°F, and on auscultation, the patient had scattered wheezing and rales in left lung fields. CT of the chest revealed pneumonic patches in the upper and lower segment of the left lung. Her COVID-19 testing came positive. On the second day of hospital admission, the patient experienced nausea, vomiting, and severe epigastric pain radiating to back. Laboratory analysis revealed a marked elevation of lipase and amylase. CT of the abdomen showed an edematous pancreas with diffuse enlargement. She was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis due to COVID-19 after carefully ruling out other causes. She was managed symptomatically, and improvement in her clinical condition was observed and was discharged with outpatient follow-up. Although acute pancreatitis is rare in patients with COVID-19, it should be considered as a differential diagnosis in patients with severe epigastric pain and respiratory symptoms.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32802606
doi: 10.7759/cureus.9169
pmc: PMC7423496
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e9169Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020, Kataria et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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