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. 2021 May;113(5):389.
doi: 10.17235/reed.2021.7807/2021.

Pancreatic injury and acute pancreatitis in COVID-19 patients

Javier A Cienfuegos  1 , Ana Almeida  1 , Daniel Aliseda  2
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Pancreatic injury and acute pancreatitis in COVID-19 patients

Javier A Cienfuegos et al. Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2021 May.
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Abstract

Apart from pulmonary manifestations, there is an increased incidence of pancreatic involvement and acute pancreatitis (AP) reported in COVID-19 patients. In January 2021, a PubMed search using the terms "Acute Pancreatitis, COVID-19" yielded a result including 94 studies. Most of the studies refer to isolated cases or limited series, with the added difficulty that some authors have considered AP as elevated lipase and/or amylase levels without the diagnostic criteria for AP being met, as highlighted by Chivato et al. in relation to the case they report. Pancreatic involvement has been reported in 17 % of COVID-19 patients and AP in 1.8-2.0 % of these patients.

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