| Literature DB >> 24899005 |
Suman S Karanth1, Zohaib Khan1, Nileshwar Radhakrishna Rau1, Karthik Rao1.
Abstract
We report this rare case of a 27-year-old man who presented with acute hepatitis E and went on to develop acute epigastric pain. He was diagnosed to have acute severe pancreatitis with shock and acute renal failure due to hepatitis E. Such a phenomenon has rarely been reported in the literature, with patients following a benign course and complete recovery after conservative management and analgesia. Awareness of this potentially life-threatening complication, especially in young men from endemic areas with acute hepatitis E presenting with abdomen pain has been highlighted. 2014 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24899005 PMCID: PMC4054478 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2014-203875
Source DB: PubMed Journal: BMJ Case Rep ISSN: 1757-790X