The involvement of gastrointestinal system in SARS-CoV2 related disease, COVID-19, is increasingly recognized. COVID-19 associated pancreatic injury has been suggested, but its correlation with pancreatic disease is still unclear. In this case report, we describe the detection of SARS-CoV2 RNA in a pancreatic pseudocyst fluid sample collected from a patient with SARS-CoV2 associated pneumonia and a pancreatic pseudocyst developed as a complication of an acute edematous pancreatitis. The detection of SARS-CoV2 within the pancreatic collection arise the question of whether this virus has a tropism for pancreatic tissue and whether it plays a role in pancreatic diseases occurrence. (C) 2020 IAP and EPC. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Schepis, T., Larghi, A. L., Papa, A., Miele, L., Panzuto, F., De Biase, L., Annibale, B., Cattani, P., Rapaccini, G. L., SARS-CoV2 RNA detection in a pancreatic pseudocyst sample, <<PANCREATOLOGY>>, 2020; 20 (5): 1011-1012. [doi:10.1016/j.pan.2020.05.016] [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/220215]
SARS-CoV2 RNA detection in a pancreatic pseudocyst sample
Schepis, Tommaso;Larghi, Alberto Leonardo;Papa, A;Miele, Luca;Cattani, P;Rapaccini, Gian Ludovico
2020
Abstract
The involvement of gastrointestinal system in SARS-CoV2 related disease, COVID-19, is increasingly recognized. COVID-19 associated pancreatic injury has been suggested, but its correlation with pancreatic disease is still unclear. In this case report, we describe the detection of SARS-CoV2 RNA in a pancreatic pseudocyst fluid sample collected from a patient with SARS-CoV2 associated pneumonia and a pancreatic pseudocyst developed as a complication of an acute edematous pancreatitis. The detection of SARS-CoV2 within the pancreatic collection arise the question of whether this virus has a tropism for pancreatic tissue and whether it plays a role in pancreatic diseases occurrence. (C) 2020 IAP and EPC. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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