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Table I Clinical data of pediatric cases with EBV-associated acute pancreatitis reported in literature and our case

From: Epstein-Barr virus-associated acute pancreatitis: a clinical report and review of literature

Reference

Age/sex

Mononucleosis symptoms

Gastrointestinal symptoms

EBV diagnosis

Amylase-lipase

Imaging

Other complications

Therapy

Outcome

Wislocki et al. 1966 [10]

18y/M

Yes

Abdominal pain, vomiting

Heterophil antibody

480 U/l-NA

NA

No

Fasting, intravenous fluids, analgesics

Recovered

Hedstrom et al. 1976 [11]

12y/F

Yes

Abdominal pain, nausea

Clinical

8700 U/l-NA

NA

No

Symptomatic

Recovered

Werbitt et al. 1980 [12]

16y/M

Yes

Abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting

VCA positivity

378 U/l-NA

CT: no pancreatic abnormality

No

Not available

Recovered

Koutras et al. 1983 [13]

8y/F

Yes

Abdominal pain, vomiting

VCA IgM positivity

300–180 U/l

NA

Cholestatic hepatitis, proctitis

Symptomatic

Recovered

Khawcharoenporn et al. 2008 [14]

18y/F

Yes

Abdominal pain

VCA IgM positivity

620–659 U/l

CT: edematous pancreas

Cholecystitis, septic shock, DIC

Symptomatic

Recovered

Kang et al. 2013 [15]

11y/F

No

Abdominal pain, vomiting

VCA IgM positivity

4010–4941 U/l

CT: edematous pancreas, peripancreatic fluid accumulation

Cholestatic hepatitis

Fasting, parenteral nutrition

Recovered

López-Ibáñez et al. 2013 [16]

15y/M

Yes

Abdominal pain

Heterophil antibody

1251 U/I-NA

CT: globular pancreas, hepatosplenomegaly, ascites

No

Not available

Recovered

Galzerano et al. 2014 [17]

3y/F

No

Abdominal pain

VCA IgM

positivity

3880 U/l-NA

CT: enlargement of the pancreatic head

Bilateral pneumonia, portal vein thrombosis, septic shock

Fasting, parenteral nutrition, meropenem, teicoplanin, ganciclovir

Recovered

Narchi et al. 2014 [18]

8y/M

Yes

Abdominal pain, vomiting

VCA IgM

positivity

80–1000 U/l

MRI: not visible pancreas

Cholestatic hepatitis, cholecystitis

Fasting, intravenous fluids

Recovered

Hammami et al. 2019 [8]

18y/F

Yes

Abdominal pain, nausea

VCA IgM

positivity

327–2016 U/l

CT: signs of acute pancreatitis

Hepatitis

Symptomatic

Recovered

Our case

3y/F

No

Abdominal pain,

vomiting

VCA IgM positivity

913–6450 U/l

US: enlargement of the pancreas

No

Fasting, parenteral nutrition, analgesics

Recovered

  1. Abbreviations: y years, M Male, F Female, NA Not available, DIC Disseminated intravascular coagulopathy