Acute Pancreatitis Complicating Hepatitis A - A Case Report

Abstract

Acute pancreatitis complicating acute hepatitis A is very rare especially in children. We, hereby, report an 11 year old female patient with acute hepatitis A infection who later developed acute pancreatitis in course of the illness. She improved with conservative management and was discharged. This case highlights the association of pancreatitis with non-fulminant hepatitis which should be considered in endemic areas with acute abdomen.