J Surg Case Rep . Acute hemorrhagic necrotizing pancreatitis in patient with COVID-19: a case report and review of literature

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J Surg Case Rep


. 2021 Sep 22;2021(9):rjab401.
doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjab401. eCollection 2021 Sep.
Acute hemorrhagic necrotizing pancreatitis in patient with COVID-19: a case report and review of literature


Sunil Basukala ¹ , Kunda Bikram Shah ¹ , Bibek Karki ² , Narayan Thapa ¹ , Bikram Basukala ¹ , Saurav Karki ¹ , Bishnu Deep Pathak ¹



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• PMID: 34567518
• PMCID: PMC8460276
• DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjab401

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Abstract

Novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic was originated in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. So far, more than 4 million people worldwide have been infected with the virus. Various manifestations of coronavirus have been reported since the pandemic began. Among them, acute abdomen is one of the manifestations of COVID-19. Some studies have reported acute pancreatitis in several patient due to COVID-19 infection. In this study, we report a rare case in whom SARS-CoV-2 caused acute severe hemorrhagic necrotizing pancreatitis.