Open AccessFamily Transmission of COVID-19 Including a Child with MIS-C and Acute Pancreatitis
Author(s) -
Maher A. Abbas,
Carl-Johan Törnhage
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international medical case reports journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.198
H-Index - 11
ISSN - 1179-142X
DOI - 10.2147/imcrj.s284480
Subject(s) - medicine , acute pancreatitis , kawasaki disease , pancreatitis , rash , asymptomatic , methylprednisolone , coagulopathy , anakinra , pediatrics , gastroenterology , disease , artery
Spread of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, since at least December 2019, has caused a pandemic. SARS-CoV-2 causes the disease COVID-19, which can affect several human organs. Abdominal pain is one of the known symptoms, but little is known about acute pancreatitis as a complication. As well, knowledge about viral transmission in families is limited. This case report describes MIS-C and acalculous acute pancreatitis in a child who was a member of a family in which four of five members had COVID-19.