SARS-CoV-2 Infection as a Cause of Acute Pancreatitis in a Child—A Case Report

Abstract

The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was detected for the first time in China in December 2019. Soon after it was declared a pandemic. Main symptoms include fever, dyspnea, cough, muscle pain, headache, anosmia and ageusia, however a growing body of evidence shows that other organs can be affected. Gastrointestinal manifestations have been observed in a considerable number of patients and include abdominal pain, diarrhea and vomiting. The involvement of liver as well as pancreas has been also described, however there are only a few cases of acute pancreatitis reported in patients with COVID-19. Therefore, we present a case of 6-year-old child with mild acute pancreatitis and COVID-19 pneumonia.

Liver and Pancreatic Involvement in Children with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Related to SARS-CoV-2: A Monocentric Study

“…Data on pancreatic involvement during SARS-CoV-2 infection are sparser. Few reports of acute pancreatitis during acute infection have been published and generally described a mild clinical course with no complications [10,11].…”

The course of acute pancreatitis in children and potential simple laboratory markers of severity – A single Centre retrospective study

“…Pancreatitis in children remains a poorly understood condition despite increasing incidence and risk of morbidity and mortality 8–10 . The aetiology of the disease is variable and management remains inconsistent among practitioners 9,11–13 . In most paediatric cases, AP resolves and patients have no further complications.…”

“…[8][9][10] The aetiology of the disease is variable and management remains inconsistent among practitioners. 9,[11][12][13] In most paediatric cases,…”