Coxsackievirus infection associated with acute pancreatitis.
BACKGROUND
A variety of infectious agents have been reported as rare causes of acute pancreatitis.


METHODS
We briefly describe a 36-year-old man who presented with acute pancreatitis and a maculopapular rash. The marked elevation in antibody titer against coxsackievirus B, as well as the skin biopsy, was compatible with acute coxsackievirus B viral infection.


CONCLUSIONS
This case highlights the fact that an appropriate investigation for viral infections should be performed in patients having acute pancreatitis and no classical risk factors.
Chrysos
George
G
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Tzanio General Hospital of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece.
Kokkoris
Stelios
S
Protopsaltis
John
J
Korantzopoulos
Panagiotis
P
Giannoulis
Gregory
G
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D003384:Coxsackievirus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D029822:Enterovirus B, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000821:virology*