Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis and Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19)
- Author:
Ulaş ADAY
1
;
Ercan GEDIK
;
Mehmet Tolga KAFADAR
;
Erdal ÖZBEK
Author Information
- Publication Type:CASE REPORT
- From:The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology 2021;78(6):353-358
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV- 2) and has resulted in increased mortality worldwide. Several studies have identified the involvement of the gastrointestinal tract, respiratory tract, and other tissues. Although it has been reported that the angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 receptor affected by SARS-CoV is expressed more in the pancreas than in the lungs, the issue regarding the occurrence of pancreatitis is controversial. SARS Cov-2 rarely causes acute necrotizing pancreatitis without significantly affecting the respiratory and other systems. This paper presents a patient who underwent laparotomy due to acute necrotizing pancreatitis and hemodynamic instability caused by COVID-19 without any known risk factors.
