Case Report: Acute Abdominal Pain as Presentation of Pneumonia and Acute Pancreatitis in a Pediatric Patient With COVID-19

Raul E Sanchez; Colleen B Flahive; Ethan A Mezoff; Cheryl Gariepy; W Garrett Hunt; Karla K H Vaz

doi:10.1097/PG9.0000000000000011

Case Report: Acute Abdominal Pain as Presentation of Pneumonia and Acute Pancreatitis in a Pediatric Patient With COVID-19

JPGN Rep. 2020 Dec 9;2(1):e011. doi: 10.1097/PG9.0000000000000011. eCollection 2021 Feb.

Authors

Raul E Sanchez¹, Colleen B Flahive¹, Ethan A Mezoff¹, Cheryl Gariepy¹, W Garrett Hunt², Karla K H Vaz¹

Affiliations

¹ Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH.
² Pediatric Infectious Disease, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH.

Abstract

Abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting are known gastrointestinal symptoms of symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19 disease) in pediatric patients.¹ There is little literature regarding pancreatitis in COVID-19. We describe a 16-year-old male diagnosed with acute pancreatitis in the setting of a SARS-COV-2 infection and associated fluid balance considerations.

Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; acute pancreatitis; pediatrics.

Publication types

Case Reports