Open AccessAcute Abdomen and Appendicitis in 1010 Pediatric Patients With COVID-19 or MIS-C: A Multinational Experience from Latin America
Author(s) -
Adriana YockCorrales,
Jacopo Lenzi,
Rolando UlloaGutiérrez,
Jessica GómezVargas,
Omar Yassef Antúnez-Montes,
Jorge Alberto Rios Aida,
Olguita del Águila,
Erick ArteagaMenchaca,
Francisco Campos,
Fadia Uribe,
Roger Hernández Díaz,
Andrea Parra Buitrago,
Lina María Betancur Londoño,
Verónica Kozicki,
Martín Brizuela,
Danilo Buonsenso
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/inf.0000000000003240
Subject(s) - medicine , acute abdomen , leukocytosis , appendicitis , abdomen , pediatric surgery , chest radiograph , abdominal distension , surgery , radiography
To date, there are only sporadic reports of acute abdomen and appendicitis in children with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C).