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Severe acute pancreatitis due to hepatitis A virus infection in a patient of acute viral hepatitis.
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Acute Viral HepatitisSevere Acute PancreatitisHepatic DisordersA Virus InfectionHepatitis CPancreatic Fluid CollectionViral HepatitisHepatitisPathologyPancreatic SurgeryAcute Liver FailureMedicineEmergency MedicineAcute Pancreatitis
The commonest causes of acute pancreatitis are cholelithiasis and alcohol. Rare causes include various viral infections, among which mumps is the commonest. Hepatitis A, hepatitis B and, recently, hepatitis E have been reported to cause acute but mild pancreatitis in patients with acute viral hepatitis. This report describes a case of severe acute pancreatitis caused by hepatitis A.