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ArticleInfectious disease reports2022

Mesenteric Lymphadenitis Presenting as Acute Abdomen in a Child with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome.

Evangelos Blevrakis, Eleni Vergadi, Maria Stefanaki, Iris Alexiadi-Oikonomou, Glykeria Rouva, Ioannis Germanakis, Emmanouil Galanakis

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Article in Infectious disease reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Evangelos BlevrakisDepartment of Paediatric Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Crete, 715 00 Heraklion, Greece.
Eleni VergadiDepartment of Paediatrics, Medical School, University of Crete, 715 00 Heraklion, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-4026-0328
Maria StefanakiDepartment of Paediatric Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Crete, 715 00 Heraklion, Greece.
Iris Alexiadi-OikonomouDepartment of Paediatric Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Crete, 715 00 Heraklion, Greece.
Glykeria RouvaDepartment of Paediatrics, Medical School, University of Crete, 715 00 Heraklion, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-8079-8117
Ioannis GermanakisDepartment of Paediatrics, Medical School, University of Crete, 715 00 Heraklion, Greece.
Emmanouil GalanakisDepartment of Paediatrics, Medical School, University of Crete, 715 00 Heraklion, Greece.
University of Crete · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) may develop as a rare complication following COVID-19. MIS-C presentation varies substantially, but fever and gastrointestinal symptoms are the most prominent. Indeed, gastrointestinal involvement may be severe enough to present as acute abdomen, posing challenges to clinicians. We present herein the case of a healthy five-year-old male who presented with fever, vomiting, and abdominal pain, resembling acute abdomen. The patient had no history of SARS-CoV-2 infection or exposure, and MIS-C diagnosis was initially surpassed unnoticed. The patient underwent exploratory laparotomy that only revealed mesenteric lymphadenitis. Postoperatively, the patient met the clinical and laboratory diagnostic criteria of MIS-C. SARS-CoV-2 exposure was serologically confirmed and MIS-C treatment was commenced, resulting in defervescence and a satisfactory outcome. In young patients presenting with acute abdomen, surgeons should be aware of MIS-C, so that earlier diagnosis and appropriate treatment are made prior to surgical interventions.

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acute abdomenCOVID-19exploratory laparotomymesenteric adenitisMIS-Cpediatric surgerySARS-CoV-2

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