RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Coxsackie and mumpsvirus infection in a prospective study of acute pancreatitis. JF Gut JO Gut FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Society of Gastroenterology SP 53 OP 56 DO 10.1136/gut.18.1.53 VO 18 IS 1 A1 C W Imrie A1 J C Ferguson A1 R G Sommerville YR 1977 UL http://gut.bmj.com/content/18/1/53.abstract AB A prospective study of 116 patients with acute pancreatitis included routine screening for evidence of viral infection. Five patients (all female) exhibited significant rising antibody titres to Coxsackie B or mumpsvirus, while none of the remaining 111 patients did. Diarrhoea was a prodromal feature of the pancreatitis in those patients with evidence of viral disease. Screening patients with acute pancreatitis for Coxsackie B and mumpsvirus infections is worthwhile in the identification of aetiological factors and may minimise protracted biliary investigations. The incidence of "idiopathic" acute pancreatitis in this study was 5-2% (six patients).