What question did this study set out to answer?

To present a rare case of acute pancreatitis in a child with normal pancreatic enzyme levels during enteric fever.

April 19, 2026Medical Journal of Dr D Y Patil Vidyapeeth0 citationsOpen Access

Acute Pancreatitis with Normal Pancreatic Enzyme Levels in a Child with Enteric Fever

SSSanjay Kumar SahuAll India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhubaneswar CBChinmay Kumar BeheraAll India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhubaneswar SPSarbeswar PradhanAll India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhubaneswar

Key Points

To present a rare case of acute pancreatitis in a child with normal pancreatic enzyme levels during enteric fever.
Clinical evaluation of a child diagnosed with enteric fever.
Assessment of serum amylase and lipase levels.
Utilization of abdominal CT scans for diagnosis.
Child exhibited clinical symptoms of acute pancreatitis.
Serum amylase and lipase levels were normal.
Diagnosis was confirmed despite normal enzyme levels.

Abstract

A BSTRACT Acute pancreatitis is a rare complication of enteric fever, primarily seen in adults. Its diagnosis is based on clinical symptoms, elevated serum amylase and lipase levels, and abdominal CT scans. Notably, serum lipase levels have a high negative predictive value for this condition. In this case report, we discuss a case of a child with enteric fever who developed acute pancreatitis, even though her serum amylase and lipase levels were normal.

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Sahu et al. (Wed,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e471ef010ef96374d8e312 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.4103/mjdrdypu.mjdrdypu_600_24

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