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Mumps: A Rare Cause of Pancreatitis

Author(s) -

Ahmad Zulkifli Mohamed Shukor,

Ummu Afeera Zainulabid

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

international journal of human and health sciences (ijhhs)

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2523-692X

DOI - 10.31344/ijhhs.v5i2.272

Subject(s) - epigastric pain , pancreatitis , medicine , acute pancreatitis , vomiting , abdominal pain , pediatrics , gastroenterology , dermatology

Acute pancreatitis related to mumps infection is rarely reported. In this case report, we highlight a case of acute pancreatitis caused by mumps infection in adulthood. A 25-year old woman treated for mumps developed sudden onset of vomiting and epigastric pain. She had an elevation of serum amylase and was treated for acute pancreatitis. She showed remarkable improvement of clinical symptoms with supportive treatment and after her bilateral parotid swelling receded.International Journal of Human and Health Sciences Vol. 05 No. 02 April’21 Page: 261-263

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