Open AccessAcute Pancreatitis in a Teenager With SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Author(s) -
L Bugallo Paz,
Édgar Eslava,
María Ribes,
Erick F. Mayer
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/inf.0000000000003046
Subject(s) - acute pancreatitis , medicine , abdominal pain , pancreatitis , covid-19 , acute abdominal pain , intensive care medicine , respiratory system , virus , respiratory infection , immunology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The clinical manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 infection, the causative agent of COVID-19, mainly involve the respiratory system. However, there is increasing evidence that this virus can affect other organs causing a wide arrange of clinical symptoms. In this report, we present the case of 14-year-old boy with acute abdominal pain, with laboratory and radiologic findings consistent with acute pancreatitis, without any risk factors except for a SARS-CoV-2 infection.