title: Dengue Fever presenting as acute pancreatitis.
abstract: A 56-year-old non-alcoholic male was admitted with complaints of severe abdominal pain and was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis after blood investigations and a computed tomography scan of the abdomen. He developed a high-grade fever on the third day of admission, and serology tested positive for dengue. Treatment for dengue was instituted, leading to a good response and complete resolution of pancreatitis. The patient has been doing well and has had no recurrence of pancreatitis at the end of one year of follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, India.
authors.forename: Prasad
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Seetharam
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, India.
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
keywords: Amylase; Dengue fever; Pancreatitis