Open AccessPatients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 Interstitial Pneumonia Exhibit Pancreatic Hyperenzymemia and Not Acute Pancreatitis
Author(s) -
Raffaele Pezzilli,
Stefano Centanni,
Michele Mondoni,
Rocco Francesco Rinaldo,
Matteo Davì,
Rossana Stefanelli,
Gianvico Melzi d’Eril,
Alessandra Barassi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pancreas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1536-4828
pISSN - 0885-3177
DOI - 10.1097/mpa.0000000000001824
Subject(s) - medicine , pancreatitis , acute pancreatitis , gastroenterology , lipase , amylase , pneumonia , covid-19 , disease , enzyme , infectious disease (medical specialty) , biochemistry , chemistry
Gastrointestinal manifestations of coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) have been well established, but pancreatic involvement is under debate. Our aims were to evaluate the presence of acute pancreatitis in COVID-19 patients and to assess the frequency of pancreatic hyperenzymemia.