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. 2007 Nov 21;13(43):5741-4.
doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i43.5741.

Acute pancreatitis in acute viral hepatitis

Pankaj Jain  1 , Sandeep Nijhawan, Ramesh Roop Rai, Subhash Nepalia, Amit Mathur
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Acute pancreatitis in acute viral hepatitis

Pankaj Jain et al. World J Gastroenterol. .

Abstract

Aim: To elucidate the frequency and characteristics of pancreatic involvement in the course of acute (nonfulminant) viral hepatitis.

Methods: We prospectively assessed the pancreatic involvement in patients with acute viral hepatitis who presented with severe abdomimanl pain.

Results: We studied 124 patients with acute viral hepatitis, of whom 24 presented with severe abdominal pain. Seven patients (5.65%) were diagnosed to have acute pancreatitis. All were young males. Five patients had pancreatitis in the first week and two in the fourth week after the onset of jaundice. The pancreatitis was mild and all had uneventful recovery from both pancreatitis and hepatitis on conservative treatment. The etiology of pancreatitis was hepatitis E virus in 4, hepatitis A virus in 2, and hepatitis B virus in 1 patient. One patient had biliary sludge along with HEV infection. The abdominal pain of remaining seventeen patients was attributed to stretching of Glisson's capsule.

Conclusion: Acute pancreatitis occurs in 5.65% of patients with acute viral hepatitis, it is mild and recovers with conservative management.

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