Acute Pancreatitis Caused by Mumps Infection in an Adult

Mohamed Rida Tagajdid, Safae Elkochri, Hicham Elannaz, Rachid Abi and Idriss Lahlou Amine

Department of Virology, Mohammed V Military Teaching Hospital, Morocco
Department of Virology, Medicine and pharmacy, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdallah University, Morocco
Department of Virology, Medicine and pharmacy, Mohammed V University, Morocco

^*Correspondance to: Mohamed Rida Tagajdid 

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Abstract:

Mumps is generally a mild childhood disease. However, Mumps virus can infect adults as well and various complications such as orchitis, encephalitis and pancreatitis can occur. We present the case of an acute pancreatitis caused by mumps infection in adulthood. A 49-year-old woman developed acute pancreatitis indicated by the elevation of amylase as well as by swelling of the pancreatic head visualized by abdominal computed tomography. Biological diagnosis of mumps infection was made by positive mumps serology (presence of IgG and IgM) indicating recent contact with Mumps virus. Thus, mumps infection should be considered a possible though rare cause of acute pancreatitis in adulthood.

Keywords:

Acute pancreatitis; Laboratory diagnosis; Mumps infection

Cite the Article:

Tagajdid MR, Elkochri S, Elannaz H, Abi R, Amine IL. Acute Pancreatitis Caused by Mumps Infection in an Adult. Clin Case Rep Int. 2018; 2: 1067.