• Kavita Narang, Linda M Szymanski, Sunanda V Kane, and Carl H Rose.
• Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota.
• Obstet Gynecol. 2021 Mar 1; 137 (3): 431-433.

BackgroundPregnant women with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection are at risk for a variety of COVID-19 complications.CaseWe report a case of acute pancreatitis in a pregnant patient hospitalized for COVID-19 pneumonia. Comprehensive evaluation ruled out other etiologies of acute pancreatitis. Preterm labor developed at 33 5/7 weeks of gestation, and the patient delivered a liveborn male neonate; neonatal severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) screening was negative. The patient improved significantly postpartum and was discharged home on postpartum day 3.ConclusionCoronavirus disease 2019 may present in pregnancy with a myriad of clinical symptoms other than respiratory. Acute pancreatitis represents an infrequent complication of primary COVID-19 infection.Copyright © 2020 by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.

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