DOI: 10.12890/2023_003793

COVID-19 related acalculous Groove Pancreatitis

Authors

  • João Luís Cavaco Department of Internal Medicine II, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, E.P.E., Lisbon, Portugal
  • Hélder Diogo Goncalves Department of Internal Medicine II, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, E.P.E., Lisbon, Portugal
  • Maria José Pires Department of Internal Medicine II, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, E.P.E., Lisbon, Portugal
  • Ana Furão Rodrigues Department of Internal Medicine II, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, E.P.E., Lisbon, Portugal
  • Paula Silva Department of Internal Medicine II, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, E.P.E., Lisbon, Portugal
  • Ana Oliveira Pedro Department of Internal Medicine II, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, E.P.E., Lisbon, Portugal
  • António Pais de Lacerda Department of Internal Medicine II, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, E.P.E., Lisbon, Portugal

joaocavaco@fm.ul.pt

Keywords

Groove pancreatitis, COVID-19-related gastrointestinal disease

Abstract

Introduction: Groove pancreatitis is a rare form of chronic pancreatitis. Its radiological diagnosis is challenging and it can be difficult to distinguish from pancreaticoduodenal malignancy.

Case description: A 64-year-old woman was admitted to our internal medicine ward after she contracted severe COVID-19 pneumonia requiring mechanical ventilation. She presented with right upper abdominal pain, and a CT scan showed pancreaticoduodenal inflammatory tissue; malignancy was ruled out.

Conclusion: Diagnosing groove pancreatitis is challenging and malignancy must be quickly excluded. No cases of COVID-19-associated groove pancreatitis have been previously described.

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Published

2023-04-06

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 4 (2023)

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How to Cite

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Cavaco JL, Diogo Goncalves H, José Pires M, Furão Rodrigues A, Silva P, Oliveira Pedro A, et al. COVID-19 related acalculous Groove Pancreatitis. EJCRIM [Internet]. 2023 Apr. 6 [cited 2026 Nov. 3];10(4). Available from: https://ejcrim.com/index.php/ejcrim/article/view/3793

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