The Great Gut Mimicker: A case report of MIS-C and appendicitis clinical presentation overlap in a teenage patient

• Main Authors: Michelle Hwang (Author), Kelsey Wilson (Author), Lisa Wendt (Author), Joshua Pohlman (Author), Emily Densmore (Author), Caitlin Kaeppler (Author), Kyle Van Arendonk (Author), Sarah Yale (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Abdominal pain and other gastrointestinal symptoms are common presenting features of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) and can overlap with infectious or inflammatory abdominal conditions, making accurate diagnosis challenging. Case Presentation We describe th...