title: Acute pancreatitis in viral infections, with possible progression to chronic pancreatitis.
abstract: Isolated cases and small series of acute pancreatitis complicating viral infections have been reported. However, data on the natural history of such patients are sparse. We report a series of five patients of acute pancreatitis complicating diverse viral infections. During follow-up ranging from 6 to 36 months, two of these five patients developed evidence of chronic pancreatitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Cochin, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rajesh
authors.forename: Asha S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Narayanan
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Balakrishnan
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000681:Amylases / Q000097:blood; D002908:Chronic Disease; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000681:Amylases