Coxsackie and mumpsvirus infection in a prospective study of acute pancreatitis.
A prospective study of 116 patients with acute pancreatitis included routine screening for evidence of viral infection. Five patients (all female) exhibited significant rising antibody titres to Coxsackie B or mumpsvirus, while none of the remaining 111 patients did. Diarrhoea was a prodromal feature of the pancreatitis in those patients with evidence of viral disease. Screening patients with acute pancreatitis for Coxsackie B and mumpsvirus infections is worthwhile in the identification of aetiological factors and may minimise protracted biliary investigations. The incidence of "idiopathic" acute pancreatitis in this study was 5-2% (six patients).
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003384:Coxsackievirus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009107:Mumps / Q000150:complications*; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000209:etiology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012606:Scotland