Case series of acute appendicitis association with SARS-CoV-2 infection.
BMC Infect Dis
; 21(1): 217, 2021 Feb 25.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1105698
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Describe the indications for surgical interventions in asymptomatic patients with SARS-CoV-2. We are unaware of previous reports of an association between SARS-CoV-2 and acute appendicitis.METHODS:
We performed a single institution retrospective review of SARS-CoV-2 pre-procedure testing and indications for surgical intervention. Statistical comparisons were performed using Chi Square analysis or two-tailed Student T test.RESULTS:
We report a high prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in both all testing and pre-procedure testing during the enrollment period. We observe a high prevalence of acute appendicitis among patients identified to be SARS-CoV-2 positive during pre-procedure testing and without recognized symptoms of COVID19.CONCLUSION:
We report a previously unrecognized association between SARS-CoV-2 and acute appendicitis.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Appendicitis
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Journal:
BMC Infect Dis
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S12879-021-05909-y
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