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Pediatr Rep
. 2021 Oct 1;13(4):552-557.
doi: 10.3390/pediatric13040065.
SARS-CoV-2 Infection as a Cause of Acute Pancreatitis in a Child-A Case Report
Natalia Kopiczko[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Kamila Kwiatek-Średzińska[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mirosława Uścinowicz[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Monika Kowalczuk-Krystoń[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Dariusz Marek Lebensztejn[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
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Abstract
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was detected for the first time in China in December 2019. Soon after it was declared a pandemic. Main symptoms include fever, dyspnea, cough, muscle pain, headache, anosmia and ageusia, however a growing body of evidence shows that other organs can be affected. Gastrointestinal manifestations have been observed in a considerable number of patients and include abdominal pain, diarrhea and vomiting. The involvement of liver as well as pancreas has been also described, however there are only a few cases of acute pancreatitis reported in patients with COVID-19. Therefore, we present a case of 6-year-old child with mild acute pancreatitis and COVID-19 pneumonia.
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; acute pancreatitis; children.
. 2021 Oct 1;13(4):552-557.
doi: 10.3390/pediatric13040065.
SARS-CoV-2 Infection as a Cause of Acute Pancreatitis in a Child-A Case Report
Natalia Kopiczko[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Kamila Kwiatek-Średzińska[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mirosława Uścinowicz[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Monika Kowalczuk-Krystoń[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Dariusz Marek Lebensztejn[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34698241
- DOI: 10.3390/pediatric13040065
Abstract
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was detected for the first time in China in December 2019. Soon after it was declared a pandemic. Main symptoms include fever, dyspnea, cough, muscle pain, headache, anosmia and ageusia, however a growing body of evidence shows that other organs can be affected. Gastrointestinal manifestations have been observed in a considerable number of patients and include abdominal pain, diarrhea and vomiting. The involvement of liver as well as pancreas has been also described, however there are only a few cases of acute pancreatitis reported in patients with COVID-19. Therefore, we present a case of 6-year-old child with mild acute pancreatitis and COVID-19 pneumonia.
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; acute pancreatitis; children.