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We describe an extremely rare case of acute pancreatitis presenting as an acute abdomen that appeared as a complication of mumps vaccination in a young child. A laparotomy performed because of suspected perforated appendicitis proved unnecessary in retrospect. No similar case in infancy and early childhood has been reported to date.
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Accepted: 12 January 2000
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Feldman, G., Zer, M. Infantile acute pancreatitis after mumps vaccination simulating an acute abdomen. Pediatr Surg Int 16, 488–489 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003830000417
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s003830000417