Acute Pancreatitis in COVID-19 Patients: Two Case Reports and Review of Literature
Year: 2020
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is primarily a respiratory tract disease but involves other organ systems too, especially gastrointestinal system.Acute pancreatitis is one of the manifestations of COVID-19, as pancreatic gland also expresses the angiotensinconverting enzyme 2 receptors.We present two cases, where none of them presented with symptoms of pancreatitis on admission.Our first patient presented with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome secondary to COVID-19 and during her stay necrotizing pancreatitis was incidentally detected on CT scan.Our second patient presented as an acute fatty liver of pregnancy and was incidentally found to be COVID-19 positive and later developed symptoms of acute pancreatitis.
Institution: Fortis Hospital
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W3145622366