COVID19 detection in appendix of acute appendicitis in a child: a case report and review of literature

COVID19 detection in appendix of acute appendicitis in a child: a case report and review of literature

Abstract Background Gastrointestinal symptoms are one of the most common presentations of Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19), even in children. Higher rates of complicated appendicitis have been demonstrated in the era of the COVID-19 outbreak, and it has been recently suggested that acute appendicit...

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Main Authors: Jun Kono, Koichiro Yoshimaru, Toshiharu Matsuura, Akihiko Tamaki, Junkichi Takemoto, Shinya Matsumoto, Taeko Hotta, Kenichi Kohashi, Yoshinao Oda, Tatsuro Tajiri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Surgical Society 2023-03-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Acute appendicitis
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
RT-qPCR
Pediatrics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-023-01618-7
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