COVID-19 Presenting as Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis
Author(s) -
Mohammad Mohammadi Arbati,
Mohammad Hadi Molseghi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of investigative medicine high impact case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2324-7096
DOI - 10.1177/23247096211009393
Subject(s) - medicine , acute pancreatitis , necrotizing pancreatitis , pancreatitis , covid-19 , coronavirus , pandemic , pneumonia , intensive care medicine , disease , differential diagnosis , virology , pathology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The ongoing pandemic of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) originated in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Various manifestations of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2]) have been reported since the pandemic began. Some articles have reported acute pancreatitis in several patients due to COVID-19 infection. In this case report, we introduce a patient in whom SARS-CoV-2 caused necrotizing pancreatitis. Acute abdomen is one of the manifestations of COVID-19. Various causes such as acute pancreatitis and necrotizing pancreatitis can be in the list of differential diagnoses.
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