Intussusception in an infant as a manifestation of COVID-19

Gastrointestinal manifestations of COVID-19 are rare and have primarily been limited to diarrhea or vomiting. Intussusception is the most common cause of bowel obstruction in infants, with up to 30% of pediatric intussusception cases having a preceding viral illness. We present the rare case of intu...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of pediatric surgery case reports 2020, Vol.59, p.101533-101533
Hauptverfasser: Moazzam, Zorays, Salim, Areej, Ashraf, Alina, Jehan, Fyezah, Arshad, Muhammad
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Gastrointestinal manifestations of COVID-19 are rare and have primarily been limited to diarrhea or vomiting. Intussusception is the most common cause of bowel obstruction in infants, with up to 30% of pediatric intussusception cases having a preceding viral illness. We present the rare case of intussusception in a SARS-CoV-2 positive infant. This is the first documented case of survival in a SARS-CoV-2 positive patient presenting with intussusception as the primary manifestation. As our knowledge of this disease evolves, surgeons need to remain suspicious for possible gastrointestinal manifestations of COVID-19.
ISSN:2213-5766
2213-5766
DOI:10.1016/j.epsc.2020.101533