Acute pancreatitis associated with acute viral hepatitis: case report and review of literature

This case report, along with the review presented, describes a patient diagnosed with acute viral hepatitis, who developed a framework of intense abdominal pain and laboratorial alterations compatible with acute pancreatitis. The association of acute pancreatitis complicating fulminant and non-fulminant acute hepatitis virus (AHV) has been reported and several mechanisms have been proposed for this complication, but so far none is clearly involved. As acute hepatitis is a common disease, it is important to stimulate the development of other studies in order to determine local incidence and profile of patients presenting this association in our environment.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Moleta,Danilo Bora, Kakitani,Fábio Toshio, Lima,Adma Silva de, França,João César Beenke, Raboni,Sonia Mara
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 2009
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652009000600008
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