SARS-CoV-2 identification in an acute appendicitis case: Acute abdomen as manifestation of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in a child with COVID-19

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 syndro...

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Autores principales: Amanda Munhoz Serra, Andréa Maria Cordeiro Ventura, Lucas Freitas Xavier, Angélica Braz Simões, Amaro Nunes Duarte-Neto
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:e637e15c0aa64c579fe643731e8323f02021-11-26T04:24:53ZSARS-CoV-2 identification in an acute appendicitis case: Acute abdomen as manifestation of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in a child with COVID-191413-867010.1016/j.bjid.2021.101651https://doaj.org/article/e637e15c0aa64c579fe643731e8323f02021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867021001203https://doaj.org/toc/1413-8670Coronavirus 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.Amanda Munhoz SerraAndréa Maria Cordeiro VenturaLucas Freitas XavierAngélica Braz SimõesAmaro Nunes Duarte-NetoElsevierarticleAppendicitisCOVID-19MIS-CpathologyInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216MicrobiologyQR1-502ENBrazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 25, Iss 6, Pp 101651- (2021)
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topic Appendicitis
COVID-19
MIS-C
pathology
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Microbiology
QR1-502
spellingShingle Appendicitis
COVID-19
MIS-C
pathology
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Microbiology
QR1-502
Amanda Munhoz Serra
Andréa Maria Cordeiro Ventura
Lucas Freitas Xavier
Angélica Braz Simões
Amaro Nunes Duarte-Neto
SARS-CoV-2 identification in an acute appendicitis case: Acute abdomen as manifestation of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in a child with COVID-19
description 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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author Amanda Munhoz Serra
Andréa Maria Cordeiro Ventura
Lucas Freitas Xavier
Angélica Braz Simões
Amaro Nunes Duarte-Neto
author_facet Amanda Munhoz Serra
Andréa Maria Cordeiro Ventura
Lucas Freitas Xavier
Angélica Braz Simões
Amaro Nunes Duarte-Neto
author_sort Amanda Munhoz Serra
title SARS-CoV-2 identification in an acute appendicitis case: Acute abdomen as manifestation of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in a child with COVID-19
title_short SARS-CoV-2 identification in an acute appendicitis case: Acute abdomen as manifestation of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in a child with COVID-19
title_full SARS-CoV-2 identification in an acute appendicitis case: Acute abdomen as manifestation of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in a child with COVID-19
title_fullStr SARS-CoV-2 identification in an acute appendicitis case: Acute abdomen as manifestation of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in a child with COVID-19
title_full_unstemmed SARS-CoV-2 identification in an acute appendicitis case: Acute abdomen as manifestation of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in a child with COVID-19
title_sort sars-cov-2 identification in an acute appendicitis case: acute abdomen as manifestation of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in a child with covid-19
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/e637e15c0aa64c579fe643731e8323f0
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