“Inflammatory peritonitis in a child with COVID-19″

COVID–19 is the disease caused by SARS-COV-2 coronavirus infection (Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2). Although its most prevalent symptoms are respiratory, there are descriptions of gastrointestinal manifestations in children, but the presentation as an acute abdomen is rare. We repo...

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Main Authors: Paula H. Takegawa, Márcia Cavalaro Silva, Caroline Belluco, Thalita Mitsunaga, Patrícia Pegolo, Márcio L. Miranda, Marcelo Barciela Brandão, Ricardo Vilela, Marcela Silva Castro, Fernanda Junqueira, Joaquim Bustorff-Silva, MD, PhD
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Published: Elsevier 2021
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:a5a2912b05e54a72a8eef827cdf195542021-11-24T04:29:51Z“Inflammatory peritonitis in a child with COVID-19″2213-576610.1016/j.epsc.2021.102077https://doaj.org/article/a5a2912b05e54a72a8eef827cdf195542021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576621002980https://doaj.org/toc/2213-5766COVID–19 is the disease caused by SARS-COV-2 coronavirus infection (Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2). Although its most prevalent symptoms are respiratory, there are descriptions of gastrointestinal manifestations in children, but the presentation as an acute abdomen is rare. We report the case of a 6-month-old infant who was admitted with a diagnosis of intestinal obstruction and generalized peritonitis with no apparent cause, in whom a SARS-CoV-2 rt-PCR search was positive. We have not found descriptions of similar cases in the literature so far.Paula H. TakegawaMárcia Cavalaro SilvaCaroline BellucoThalita MitsunagaPatrícia PegoloMárcio L. MirandaMarcelo Barciela BrandãoRicardo VilelaMarcela Silva CastroFernanda JunqueiraJoaquim Bustorff-Silva, MD, PhDElsevierarticleCovid 19ChildrenAcute abdomenPediatricsRJ1-570SurgeryRD1-811ENJournal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, Vol 75, Iss , Pp 102077- (2021)
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topic Covid 19
Children
Acute abdomen
Pediatrics
RJ1-570
Surgery
RD1-811
spellingShingle Covid 19
Children
Acute abdomen
Pediatrics
RJ1-570
Surgery
RD1-811
Paula H. Takegawa
Márcia Cavalaro Silva
Caroline Belluco
Thalita Mitsunaga
Patrícia Pegolo
Márcio L. Miranda
Marcelo Barciela Brandão
Ricardo Vilela
Marcela Silva Castro
Fernanda Junqueira
Joaquim Bustorff-Silva, MD, PhD
“Inflammatory peritonitis in a child with COVID-19″
description COVID–19 is the disease caused by SARS-COV-2 coronavirus infection (Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2). Although its most prevalent symptoms are respiratory, there are descriptions of gastrointestinal manifestations in children, but the presentation as an acute abdomen is rare. We report the case of a 6-month-old infant who was admitted with a diagnosis of intestinal obstruction and generalized peritonitis with no apparent cause, in whom a SARS-CoV-2 rt-PCR search was positive. We have not found descriptions of similar cases in the literature so far.
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author Paula H. Takegawa
Márcia Cavalaro Silva
Caroline Belluco
Thalita Mitsunaga
Patrícia Pegolo
Márcio L. Miranda
Marcelo Barciela Brandão
Ricardo Vilela
Marcela Silva Castro
Fernanda Junqueira
Joaquim Bustorff-Silva, MD, PhD
author_facet Paula H. Takegawa
Márcia Cavalaro Silva
Caroline Belluco
Thalita Mitsunaga
Patrícia Pegolo
Márcio L. Miranda
Marcelo Barciela Brandão
Ricardo Vilela
Marcela Silva Castro
Fernanda Junqueira
Joaquim Bustorff-Silva, MD, PhD
author_sort Paula H. Takegawa
title “Inflammatory peritonitis in a child with COVID-19″
title_short “Inflammatory peritonitis in a child with COVID-19″
title_full “Inflammatory peritonitis in a child with COVID-19″
title_fullStr “Inflammatory peritonitis in a child with COVID-19″
title_full_unstemmed “Inflammatory peritonitis in a child with COVID-19″
title_sort “inflammatory peritonitis in a child with covid-19″
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/a5a2912b05e54a72a8eef827cdf19554
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