Acute Pancreatitis Caused by COVID-19 in a Child: A Case Report

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) occurs in children as well as adults and it is mainly associated with symptoms of respiratory and gastrointestinal infections. The patient was a 13-year-old child who had no symptoms of a respiratory infection and complained of abdominal pain and vomiting. A COVID...

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Autores principales:	Mehri Gholami, Reza Arjmand
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Publicado:	Alborz University of Medical Sciences 2020
Materias:	sars-cov-2 covid-19 acute pancreatitis children Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology RC799-869
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:fdfdac047cf84d3ea6c5b626608781022021-11-18T06:56:47ZAcute Pancreatitis Caused by COVID-19 in a Child: A Case Report2345-33622322-586610.34172/ijep.2020.23https://doaj.org/article/fdfdac047cf84d3ea6c5b626608781022020-08-01T00:00:00Zhttp://enterpathog.abzums.ac.ir/PDF/ijep-4375https://doaj.org/toc/2345-3362https://doaj.org/toc/2322-5866Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) occurs in children as well as adults and it is mainly associated with symptoms of respiratory and gastrointestinal infections. The patient was a 13-year-old child who had no symptoms of a respiratory infection and complained of abdominal pain and vomiting. A COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test was requested, which was positive. Based on laboratory test results indicating high serum amylase and lipase levels and imaging findings, acute pancreatitis was diagnosed, and after supportive treatment, the patient was discharged in good general condition. During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, children who refer to medical centers with gastrointestinal symptoms and pancreatitis should be checked for COVID-19.Mehri GholamiReza ArjmandAlborz University of Medical Sciencesarticlesars-cov-2 covid-19 acute pancreatitis children Diseases of the digestive system. GastroenterologyRC799-869ENInternational Journal of Enteric Pathogens, Vol 8, Iss 3, Pp 107-109 (2020)
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spellingShingle	sars-cov-2 covid-19 acute pancreatitis children Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology RC799-869 Mehri Gholami Reza Arjmand Acute Pancreatitis Caused by COVID-19 in a Child: A Case Report
description	Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) occurs in children as well as adults and it is mainly associated with symptoms of respiratory and gastrointestinal infections. The patient was a 13-year-old child who had no symptoms of a respiratory infection and complained of abdominal pain and vomiting. A COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test was requested, which was positive. Based on laboratory test results indicating high serum amylase and lipase levels and imaging findings, acute pancreatitis was diagnosed, and after supportive treatment, the patient was discharged in good general condition. During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, children who refer to medical centers with gastrointestinal symptoms and pancreatitis should be checked for COVID-19.
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title	Acute Pancreatitis Caused by COVID-19 in a Child: A Case Report
title_short	Acute Pancreatitis Caused by COVID-19 in a Child: A Case Report
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Acute Pancreatitis Caused by COVID-19 in a Child: A Case Report

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