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Case Report
Acute pancreatitis in a patient with COVID-19: A case report
1 DNB; Postgraduate Student at Institute of Liver Gastroenterology & Pancreatico Biliary Sciences, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
2 MD, DM; Consultant at Institute of Liver Gastroenterology & Pancreatico Biliary Sciences, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
3 MD, DNB, FRCPE; Consultant at Institute of Liver Gastroenterology & Pancreatico Biliary Sciences, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
4 MD, DNB; Consultant at Institute of Liver Gastroenterology & Pancreatico Biliary Sciences, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
5 MD, DM, Chairman at Institute of Liver Gastroenterology & Pancreatico Biliary Sciences, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
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Praveen Sharma
Department of Gastroenterology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi,
India
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Article ID: 100092Z04MK2020
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Kolhe M, Sharma P, Anikhindi S, Bansal N, Saachdeva M, Arora A. Acute pancreatitis in a patient with COVID-19: A case report. Int J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis 2020;10: 100092Z04MK2020.ABSTRACT
Introduction: The world is in the middle of the COVID-19 global pandemic. Case load is rising on exponential rate and we have already crossed 20 million mark. Typical presenting feature of COVID-19 is asymptomatic/mild or symptoms/acute respiratory illness and death. Gastrointestinal (GI) manifestations are common like loose stools, nausea, and abdominal pain.
Case Report: A case of a 19-year-old girl without previous comorbidities presented with typical symptoms of COVID-19. During hospital stay she developed abdominal pain and diagnosed severe pancreatitis. All common causes of acute pancreatitis were ruled out by doing relevant investigations. Her pancreatitis was severe and required percutaneous drainage of necrotic material. She was discharged after prolonged hospital stay even after her negative COVID test.
Conclusion: Atypical presentation of COVID-19 is increasing with increasing case load. Abdominal pain in a patient with COVID should be evaluated for acute pancreatitis and be treated accordingly to lessen morbidity and mortality.
Keywords: Abdominal pain, Acute pancreatitis, Atypical presentation, COVID
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Author Contributions
Manoj Kolhe - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Drafting the article, Final approval of the version to be published
Praveen Sharma - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Shrihari Anikhindi - Acquisition of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Naresh Bansal - Acquisition of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Munish Saachdeva - Acquisition of data, Drafting the article, Final approval of the version to be published
Anil Arora - Acquisition of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Guarantor of SubmissionThe corresponding author is the guarantor of submission.
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Consent StatementWritten informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this article.
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Conflict of InterestAuthors declare no conflict of interest.
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