Acute hemorrhagic necrotizing pancreatitis in patient with COVID-19: a case report and review of literature

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...

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Published in:Journal of surgical case reports 2021-09, Vol.2021 (9), p.rjab401
Main Authors: Basukala, Sunil, Shah, Kunda Bikram, Karki, Bibek, Thapa, Narayan, Basukala, Bikram, Karki, Saurav, Pathak, Bishnu Deep
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Language:English
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2042-8812
2042-8812
DOI:10.1093/jscr/rjab401