Acute appendicitis in four children with SARS-CoV-2 infection

• Autors principals: Jessica S. Meyer (Autor), Grant Robinson (Autor), Shannon Moonah (Autor), Daniel Levin (Autor), Eugene McGahren (Autor), Katye Herring (Autor), Melinda Poulter (Autor), Linda Waggoner-Fountain (Autor), Debbie-Ann Shirley (Autor)
• Format: Llibre
• Publicat: Elsevier, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Matèries: article
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We describe 4 children (11-17 years in age) at our institution with acute appendicitis in the setting of SARS-CoV-2 infection, suggesting a possible association. Providers should consider testing for this infection in patients with severe gastrointestinal symptoms, in order to take appropriate trans...