Introduction: The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) induced by coronavirus (COVID-19) is responsible for the current pandemic that has affected more than 130 million people worldwide, its pathogenesis has been reported to affect glands of the endocrine system, the pancreas is no exception, as a background the pancreas has also been affected by other respiratory viruses. Material and methods: We report the case of an 82-year-old male with a diagnosis of viral pneumonia due to SARS-CoV-2 who presented abdominal pain during his evolution, fulfilling Atlanta classification criteria for suspected pancreatitis, during his stay an abdominal axial tomography was performed, reporting grade C on the Baltazar scale, anti-inflammatory management was given, however the outcome was not favorable despite the management already established for COVID-19 and pancreatitis. The association between COVID-19 and pancreatitis was sought in other documented case reports.The results with the highest number of patients were reported by Wang et al. Within a 52 patients study with positive SARS-CoV-2, 8 patients had pancreatic lesions and biochemical alteration (elevated amylase and lipase) with an asymptomatic course. Discusión: Understanding the clinical manifestations of COVID-19 con