Pancreatitis subsequent to SARS-CoV-2 infection in a pediatric indigenous patient from the Paranapua tribe

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To hypothesize a correlation between previous infection by SARS-Cov-2 and acute pancreatitis due to the inflammatory process caused by the virus in an indigenous pediatric patient. CASE REPORT: A 7-year-old female indigenous patient, from the Paranapua tribe, with a history of contact with community with COVID-19 infected, presenting with acute pancreatitis of unknown etiology even after laboratory and imaging investigation, presenting with pulmonary involvement and IgG positive for SARS-CoV-2. COMMENTS: At the threshold of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an increase in the involvement of various organs and systems, especially in pediatric patients, intriguing the appearance of inflammatory conditions such as acute pancreatitis. This case report describes a rare extrapulmonary form of COVID-19, not yet described in the literature, and a possible correlation between viral inflammation and pancreatic involvement in an indigenous patient from Paranapua.