Idiopathic Acute Pancreatitis in Children

Pancreatitis with Hypoglycemia‐Associated Convulsions Following Rotavirus Gastroenteritis

“…In pancreatitis associated with viral infections, diarrhea is often a prodromal feature (13,14). Even convulsive encephalopathy has been reported in children with pancreatitis, as a consequence of both hyperglycemic and hypoglycemic disorders or resembling Reye-like syndromes (15)(16)(17). In fact, hyperglycemia, or less frequently, hypoglycemia may be present during the acute stage (18).…”