Acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis and pseudocyst due to mumps.
This is the first reported case of mumps hemorrhagic pancreatitis in a child, documented at operation, and by rising mumps titers and complicated by a pseudocyst. In severe cases when surgery is indicated, drainage of the lesser sac usually prevents pseudocyst formation. If a pseudocyst occurs, drainage is required to eliminate disabling pain and chronic pancreatitis. Live attenuated mumps vaccine may eliminate this source of pancreatitis from American children in the future.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009107:Mumps / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D010181:Pancreatic Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography
D000914:Antibodies, Viral