Acute pancreatitis due to rotavirus gastroenteritis in a child.
OBJECTIVE
Serum amylase can be elevated in various pathological conditions, but its primary application is as a biochemical test for the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis. Acute gastroenteritis has not been widely recognized as a cause for hyperamylasemia and pancreatitis.


METHODS
We describe a case of acute pancreatitis after rotavirus gastroenteritis occurring in a previously healthy child.


RESULTS
Rotavirus infection was demonstrated by detection of virus particles in stool culture and pancreatitis by raised serum amylase and lipase levels. No abnormalities were noticed during clinical follow-up.


CONCLUSIONS
Further investigation to understand the role of rotavirus as a cause of pancreatitis in children may be helpful.
Parri
Niccolò
N
Emergency Department, Anna Meyer Pediatric Hospital, Viale Pieraccini 24, 50132 Florence, Italy. n.parri@meyer.it
Innocenti
Letizia
L
Collini
Silvia
S
Bechi
Francesca
F
Mannelli
Francesco
F
D000681:Amylases / Q000097:blood; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D008049:Lipase / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D019283:Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000201:enzymology / Q000209:etiology*; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology
D008049:Lipase; D000681:Amylases