Acute appendicitis in pediatric patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A case series from a developing country’s tertiary hospital

• Main Authors: Nurnaningsih, Nurnaningsih, Danudibroto, Gladys Indika, Rusmawatiningtyas, Desy, Kumara, Intan Fatah, Makrufardi, Firdian, Widowati, Titis
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier BV 2022
• Subjects: Clinical Sciences
• Online Access: https://repository.ugm.ac.id/279080/1/Nurnaningsih_KKMK.pdf; https://repository.ugm.ac.id/279080/; https://www.elsevier.com/locate/amsu; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2022.103315
• Institution: Universitas Gadjah Mada

Introduction: and importance: A common gastrointestinal presentation of both COVID-19 and multisystem in- flammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is acute abdominal pain, which sometimes mimics appendicitis. Literature describing children with COVID-19 infection and concurrent acute appendicitis is...