Acute appendicitis in pediatric patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A case series from a developing country's tertiary hospital.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

and importance: A common gastrointestinal presentation of both COVID-19 and multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is acute abdominal pain, which sometimes mimics appendicitis. Literature describing children with COVID-19 infection and concurrent acute appendicitis is growing, and understanding these patients' clinical picture is necessary for their proper treatment.

Case presentation

We present a case series of six healthy children before they developed classic symptoms of appendicitis. At the same time, they were also found to have confirmed COVID-19. All patients had fever and right lower abdominal pain. Four of six children having Alvarado score above seven had surgical treatment, while the others only received systemic antibiotic and antivira

SUBMITTER: Nurnaningsih 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8789554 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature