Acute appendicitis in four children with SARS-CoV-2 infection

We describe 4 children (11–17 years in age) at our institution with acute appendicitis in the setting of SARS-CoV-2 infection, suggesting a possible association. Providers should consider testing for this infection in patients with severe gastrointestinal symptoms, in order to take appropriate trans...

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Autores principales: Meyer, Jessica S., Robinson, Grant, Moonah, Shannon, Levin, Daniel, McGahren, Eugene, Herring, Katye, Poulter, Melinda, Waggoner-Fountain, Linda, Shirley, Debbie-Ann
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7690274/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33262930
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.epsc.2020.101734
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Sumario:We describe 4 children (11–17 years in age) at our institution with acute appendicitis in the setting of SARS-CoV-2 infection, suggesting a possible association. Providers should consider testing for this infection in patients with severe gastrointestinal symptoms, in order to take appropriate transmission based precautions, until more is understood.

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