Acute Pancreatitis associated with Acute Hepatitis A in an Old Aged Patient
10.4166/kjg.2020.76.4.211
- Author:
Keepyung HONG
1
;
Chang-Nyol PAIK
;
Ik Hyun JO
;
Dae Bum KIM
Author Information
1. Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Vincent’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
- Publication Type:CASE REPORT
- From:The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
2020;76(4):211-214
- CountryRepublic of Korea
-
Abstract:
Acute pancreatitis caused by acute hepatitis A is extremely rare, with only a small number of cases in young adults having been reported. This paper presents a 74-year-old female patient with an acute abdomen, which proved to be acute pancreatitis with acute hepatitis A. A survey of acute viral hepatitis A as a root cause of pancreatitis should be considered when clinicians encounter patients with acute pancreatitis without any known etiology of pancreatitis.
