COVID-19 Can Cause Severe Intussusception in Infants: Case Report and Literature Review

COVID-19 may cause intussusception in infants. We report on a case of severe ileo-colic intussusception in an infant with COVID-19 who required an ileo-colic resection. A literature review revealed 9 other cases with COVID-19 and intussusception. In this article, we will discuss the management and t...

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Autores principales: Noviello, Carmine, Bollettini, Taisia, Mercedes, Romano, Papparella, Alfonso, Nobile, Stefano, Cobellis, Giovanni
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2021
Materias:
Instructive Cases
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8505129/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34232921
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000003257
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Sumario:COVID-19 may cause intussusception in infants. We report on a case of severe ileo-colic intussusception in an infant with COVID-19 who required an ileo-colic resection. A literature review revealed 9 other cases with COVID-19 and intussusception. In this article, we will discuss the management and treatment of the first reported case of intussusception associated with COVID-19 in Italy.

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