Acute Pancreatitis in a Patient With Recent History of SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Victoria Reick-Mitrisin; Kashif Mukhtar; Zarak H Khan

doi:10.7759/cureus.29032

Acute Pancreatitis in a Patient With Recent History of SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Cureus. 2022 Sep 11;14(9):e29032. doi: 10.7759/cureus.29032. eCollection 2022 Sep.

Authors

Victoria Reick-Mitrisin¹, Kashif Mukhtar², Zarak H Khan³

Affiliations

¹ Medical Education, A.T. Still University Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM), Kirksville, USA.
² Internal Medicine, St. Mary Mercy Hospital, Livonia, USA.
³ Gastroenterology, East Carolina University, Greenville, USA.

Abstract

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is caused by inflammation of the exocrine pancreas. It is often due to loss of compartmentalization and subsequent activation of pancreatic enzymes prior to leaving the pancreatic duct. AP caused by viral infections is commonly referenced in the literature. The association of AP with SARS-CoV-2 has been reported in the past several months in both retrospective cohort studies and case reports. However, there is currently limited evidence regarding the incidence of AP in the setting of SARS-CoV-2. We present a unique case of AP as an early complication in a patient three days after hospitalization for SARS-CoV-2. It is imperative to consider AP in the differential diagnoses of patients with a recent history of SARS-CoV-2 infection presenting with acute abdominal pain.

Keywords: acute pancreatic injury; acute pancreatitis; covid-19; covid-19 complications; sars-cov-2.

Publication types

Case Reports