Acute Appendicitis Associated With Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children.

Hofto, Meghan E; Schmit, Erinn O; Sharma, Meenu; Samuy, Nichole

Hofto, Meghan E; Schmit, Erinn O; Sharma, Meenu; Samuy, Nichole.

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Hofto ME; Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, USA.
Schmit EO; Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, USA.
Sharma M; Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, USA.
Samuy N; Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, USA.

Cureus ; 13(6): e15893, 2021 Jun.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34336414

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) has been reported to cause significant gastrointestinal symptoms. In this case series, we present four patients with MIS-C with documented acute appendicitis, which strengthens the association between SARS-CoV-2, MIS-C, and acute appendicitis.

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acute appendicitis; children; gastrointestinal symptoms; multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children (mis-c); sars-cov-2

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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Risk_factors_studies Idioma: En Revista: Cureus Ano de publicação: 2021 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos

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