title: Acute pancreatitis : complication of chicken pox in an immunocompetent host.
abstract: Chicken pox is a benign self limited disease. But it may rarely be complicated with acute pancreatitis in otherwise healthy patient. We present a case of varicella pancreatitis and its marked recovery with acyclovir.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College, Kolkata.
authors.forename: Pinaki
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: Pranab
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maity
authors.forename: Arindam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Basu
authors.forename: Somitra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dey
authors.forename: Biman
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: U S
authors.initials: US
authors.lastname: Ghosh
mesh_terms: D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D000212:Acyclovir