J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep . COVID-19 Presenting as Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis

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J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep


. Jan-Dec 2021;9:23247096211009393.
doi: 10.1177/23247096211009393.
COVID-19 Presenting as Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis


Mohammad Mohammadi Arbati ¹ , Mohammad Hadi Molseghi ¹



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• PMID: 33847153
• DOI: 10.1177/23247096211009393

Abstract

The ongoing pandemic of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) originated in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Various manifestations of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2]) have been reported since the pandemic began. Some articles have reported acute pancreatitis in several patients due to COVID-19 infection. In this case report, we introduce a patient in whom SARS-CoV-2 caused necrotizing pancreatitis. Acute abdomen is one of the manifestations of COVID-19. Various causes such as acute pancreatitis and necrotizing pancreatitis can be in the list of differential diagnoses.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; necrotizing pancreatitis; pandemic.