Acute pancreatitis in a COVID-19 patient in Brazil: a case report.
Caroline Petersen da Costa FerreiraKalynne Rodrigues MarquesGustavo Henrique Ferreira de MattosTércio de CamposPublished in: Journal of medical case reports (2021)
Since there is still limited evidence of pancreatic involvement in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection, no definite conclusion can be made. Given the lack of other etiology, we consider the possibility that the patient's acute pancreatitis could be secondary to coronavirus disease 2019 infection, and we suggest investigation of pancreas-specific plasma amylase in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 and abdominal pain.