Features of pancreas damage in the patients with coronavirus infection


DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18565/therapy.2022.7.59-63

Eremina E.Yu., Lityushkina M.I., Strokova O.A.

N.P. Ogarev National Research Mordovia State University, Saransk
Abstract. The COVID-19 in accompanied by involvement in the pathological process of the gastrointestinal tract, but despite this, the relationship between lesions of the digestive system and SARS-CoV-2 remains poorly understood and requires further research. The input receptor for the coronavirus pathogen is express in many extrapulmonary tissues, including the pancreas, which leads to its functional changes that require appropriate correction. The purpose of the publication is to present the current literature data on the causes of development, pathogenesis, mechanisms and features of pancreatic lesions in patients with SARS-CoV-2, as well as the basic principles of diagnosis and treatment of this pathology from the standpoint of modern clinical guidelines.

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About the Autors


Elena Yu. Eremina, Dr. med. habil., professor, head of the Department of propaedeutics of internal diseases, N.P. Ogarev National Research Mordovia State University. Address: 430005, Saransk, 68 Bol`shevistskaya Str. E-mail: eeu61@mail.ru
Marina I. Lityushkina, PhD in Medicine, associate professor of the Department of propaedeutics of internal diseases, N.P. Ogarev National Research Mordovia State University. Address: 430005, Saransk, 68 Bol`shevistskaya Str. E-mail: litjushkina@rambler.ru. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6098-4158
Olga A. Strokova, PhD in Medicine, associate professor of the Department of propaedeutics of internal diseases,
N.P. Ogarev National Research Mordovia State University. Address: 430005, Saransk, 68 Bol`shevistskaya Str. E-mail: strokovaoa@rambler.ru. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2774-327X


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