COVID-induced pancreatitis: case report

Mohamed-Naguib Wifi; Ahmed Nabil; Abeer Awad; Reham Eltatawy

doi:10.1186/s43162-021-00039-y

COVID-induced pancreatitis: case report

Egypt J Intern Med. 2021;33(1):10. doi: 10.1186/s43162-021-00039-y. Epub 2021 Mar 8.

Authors

Mohamed-Naguib Wifi¹, Ahmed Nabil², Abeer Awad¹, Reham Eltatawy²

Affiliations

¹ Internal Medicine Department, Hepatogastroenterology Unit, Kasr Al-Ainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Kasr Al-Aini Street, Cairo, Egypt.
² Department of General Surgery, Kasr Al-Ainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.

Abstract

Background: Although the frequent respiratory affection in COVID-19, it is well established that it could be presented with a wide variation of gastrointestinal symptoms; however, it is the effect on the pancreas remains unclear.

Case presentation: We report a case of female patient, who was diagnosed with COVID-19 infection. A week later, the patient developed an attack of acute pancreatitis. Other causes of acute pancreatitis were excluded. Therefore, this was attributed to SARS-COV2 infection.

Conclusion: The case raises awareness about the possibility of acute pancreatitis in COVID-19. Also emphasize the importance of measuring serum amylase and lipase in patients with COVID-19.

Keywords: Acute pancreatitis; COVID-19.

Publication types

Case Reports