SARS-CoV-2 and acute pancreatitis: a new etiological agent?

Daniel Alvarenga Fernandes Aline Satomi Yumioka Helio Ranes de Menezes Filho

Published in: Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas : organo oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Patologia Digestiva (2020)

We hereby report a case of COVID-19 who presented acute pancreatitis (AP) without any other risk factors, which emphasizes the possibility of considering SARS-CoV-2 as a new etiological agent for AP. We suggest the study of pancreatic enzymes in COVID-19 patients with gastrointestinal symptoms, which may reveal pancreatic involvement that is not yet recognized in this population.

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