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ArticleSAGE open medical case reports2023

Coincidental or mimicking acute appendicitis secondary to MIS-C associated with SARS-CoV-2: A case report.

Atifete Ramosaj-Morina, Alije Keka-Sylaj, Arbana Baloku, Petrit Gjaka, Arjeta Podrimaj

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Article in SAGE open medical case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Atifete Ramosaj-MorinaPediatric Clinic, University Clinical Center of Kosovo, Pristina, Kosovo.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8832-9801
Alije Keka-SylajPediatric Clinic, University Clinical Center of Kosovo, Pristina, Kosovo.
Arbana BalokuPediatric Clinic, University Clinical Center of Kosovo, Pristina, Kosovo.
Petrit GjakaPediatric Clinic, University Clinical Center of Kosovo, Pristina, Kosovo.
Arjeta PodrimajInstitute of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Pristina, Pristina, Kosovo.
University Clinical Center of Kosovo · XKUniversity of Prishtina · XK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The predominant organic system involved in multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children associated with COVID-19 is the gastrointestinal system, which is observed in almost 90% of patients. Gastrointestinal symptoms can mimic acute appendicitis. There have been a few cases of misdiagnosed multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children associated with SARS-CoV-2 as appendicitis, and a few concomitant cases of a multisystem inflammatory syndrome associated with acute appendicitis during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, we present the case of an 11-year-old girl who presented to our Intensive Care Unit with a 2-day history of fever, generalized abdominal pain, and vomiting. The clinical findings resulted in a clinical suspicion of acute appendicitis and subsequent surgery. While postoperatively, she became critically ill, and she was diagnosed with the multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children associated with COVID-19. When diagnosing children with acute appendicitis, healthcare professionals, especially pediatricians and surgeons, must pay attention to the multisystem inflammatory syndrome linked to the SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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acute appendicitischildrenCOVID-19MimickingMIS-Cmultisystem inflammatory syndromeSARS-CoV-2

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PMID37113392
PMCPMC10119646
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