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. 2021 Jan;21(1):31-33.
doi: 10.1016/j.pan.2020.12.005. Epub 2020 Dec 5.

Acute pancreatitis in children hospitalized with COVID-19

Kelly Suchman  1 , Kara L Raphael  2 , Yan Liu  3 , Diana Wee  1 , Arvind J Trindade  4 ; Northwell COVID-19 Research Consortium
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Acute pancreatitis in children hospitalized with COVID-19

Kelly Suchman et al. Pancreatology. 2021 Jan.

Abstract

Background: Limited data exists on the association or prevalence of pancreatitis in children with COVID-19.

Methods: This is a retrospective study of pediatric patients admitted to a large health system in New York (Northwell Health System) from March 1, 2020-June 1, 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Results: 8159 pediatric patients were admitted to our healthcare system during the study period, of which 112 were diagnosed with COVID-19 (1.37%). Thirteen were diagnosed with pancreatitis for a point prevalence of 0.16% (13/8159) for all patients admitted. Of the thirteen patients admitted with pancreatitis, two patients were COVID-19 positive for a point prevalence of 1.8% (2/112) among COVID-19 patients compared to 0.14% (11/8047) in the non-COVID-19 population.

Conclusions: This study shows that pancreatitis can occur in pediatric patients with COVID-19 and may be more common in the COVID-19 population.

Keywords: Acute pancreatitis; COVID-19 virus infection; COVID19; Pediatrics; SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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