Acute pancreatic injury induced by COVID-19

R. Nikhil Kumar Patnaik; Atul Gogia; Atul Kakar

IDCases (Jan 2020)

Acute pancreatic injury induced by COVID-19

R. Nikhil Kumar Patnaik,
Atul Gogia,
Atul Kakar

Affiliations

R. Nikhil Kumar Patnaik: Dept. of Internal Medicine, 1417, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Old Rajendra Nagar, New Delhi, 110060, India
Atul Gogia: Corresponding author.; Dept. of Internal Medicine, 1417, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Old Rajendra Nagar, New Delhi, 110060, India
Atul Kakar: Dept. of Internal Medicine, 1417, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Old Rajendra Nagar, New Delhi, 110060, India

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 22
p. e00959

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We report a patient with COVID-19 infection presenting with acute pancreatitis. The diagnosis of pancreatitis was based on laboratory as well as radiological evidence, and all the usual etiologies were ruled out. The temporal association with COVID-19 is strongly suggestive of novel coronavirus induced pancreatic injury.

Published in IDCases

ISSN: 2214-2509 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/idcases/

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