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SARS-CoV-2 identification in an acute appendicitis case: Acute abdomen as manifestation of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in a child with COVID-19.
Serra, Amanda Munhoz; Ventura, Andréa Maria Cordeiro; Xavier, Lucas Freitas; Simões, Angélica Braz; Duarte-Neto, Amaro Nunes.
  • Serra AM; Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Pediátrica, Departamento de Pediatria, Hospital Universitário da Universidade de São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: amanda.serra@hotmail.com.
  • Ventura AMC; Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Pediátrica, Departamento de Pediatria, Hospital Universitário da Universidade de São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  • Xavier LF; Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Pediátrica, Departamento de Pediatria, Hospital Universitário da Universidade de São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  • Simões AB; Departamento de Patologia, Hospital Universitário da Universidade de São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  • Duarte-Neto AN; Departamento de Patologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Braz J Infect Dis ; 25(6): 101651, 2021.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1509601
ABSTRACT
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a global health emergency. The clinical course of COVID-19 in children is mild in most of the cases, but multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is recognized as a potential life-threatening complication of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Acute abdomen as a presentation of COVID-19 is rare, and its correlation to COVID-19 features and prognosis remains undetermined. Herein, we describe a case of appendicitis in a child with confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 and subsequent SARS-CoV-2 identification in appendix tissue.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Appendicitis / Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / COVID-19 / Abdomen, Acute Type of study: Case report / Diagnostic study / Prognostic study Topics: Long Covid Limits: Child / Humans Language: English Journal: Braz J Infect Dis Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 2021 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Appendicitis / Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / COVID-19 / Abdomen, Acute Type of study: Case report / Diagnostic study / Prognostic study Topics: Long Covid Limits: Child / Humans Language: English Journal: Braz J Infect Dis Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 2021 Document Type: Article