title: Coxsackievirus infection associated with acute pancreatitis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Internal Medicine, Tzanio General Hospital of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chrysos
authors.forename: Stelios
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kokkoris
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Protopsaltis
authors.forename: Panagiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Korantzopoulos
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Giannoulis
mesh_terms: 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*