Acute Appendicitis During the Clinical Course of Covid ‐19 in a 13‐Year‐Old Boy: Complication or Coincidental?

ABSTRACTGastrointestinal symptoms appear to be one of the most common presentations of SARS-CoV-2 infection, later named as COVID-19. The symptoms such as nausea, emesis, abdominal pain, and diarrhea may be recognized as either a finding of COVID-19 or prominent presentation of multi-inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). COVID-19 may present with acute appendicitis and/or may mimic its clinical findings. Although, co-existence of acute appendicitis and COVID-19 has been well documented, it is not clear whether appendicitis is a complication of COVID-19 or coincidence in children. A 13-year-old boy who developed acute appendicitis during the clinical course of COVID-19 is presented to discuss the possibility of causal relationship between appendicitis and COVID-19 in children.

Source: Surgical Practice - September 3, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Elnur Nurullayev, Bilge G ördü, Yasemin Özsürekçi, Mithat Haliloglu, Tutku Soyer Tags: CASE REPORT Source Type: research