Hypoxic respiratory failure in acute appendicitis: A bronchoperitoneal fistula as the presenting symptom of appendicitis in the setting of pediatric COVID-19

• Main Authors: Kristen M. Quinn, MD (Author), Kevin X. Huang, MD (Author), Richard H. Jones, MD (Author), Robert A. Cina, MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Symptomatic COVID-19 less frequently affects the pediatric population and is often associated with atypical presenting symptoms. Here we describe a nine-year-old patient who presented with acute hypoxic respiratory failure and was found to have perforated appendicitis, intra-abdominal abscess, and b...