Intussusception in an infant as a manifestation of COVID-19

Intussusception in an infant as a manifestation of COVID-19

Gastrointestinal manifestations of COVID-19 are rare and have primarily been limited to diarrhea or vomiting. Intussusception is the most common cause of bowel obstruction in infants, with up to 30% of pediatric intussusception cases having a preceding viral illness. We present the rare case of intu...

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Main Authors: Zorays Moazzam, Areej Salim, Alina Ashraf, Fyezah Jehan, Muhammad Arshad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-08-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Subjects:
COVID-19
Intussusception
Pediatric
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576620301676
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spelling doaj-0a23aaa13f65430cabe5c7a7016a45ce2020-11-25T02:46:19ZengElsevierJournal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports2213-57662020-08-0159101533Intussusception in an infant as a manifestation of COVID-19Zorays Moazzam0Areej Salim1Alina Ashraf2Fyezah Jehan3Muhammad Arshad4Medical College, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan; Corresponding author. Postal Address: 67/1, 16th Street, Off Khayaban-e-Badban, Phase V, DHA, Karachi, 75500, Pakistan.Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, PakistanMedical College, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, PakistanSection of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, PakistanDepartment of Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, PakistanGastrointestinal manifestations of COVID-19 are rare and have primarily been limited to diarrhea or vomiting. Intussusception is the most common cause of bowel obstruction in infants, with up to 30% of pediatric intussusception cases having a preceding viral illness. We present the rare case of intussusception in a SARS-CoV-2 positive infant. This is the first documented case of survival in a SARS-CoV-2 positive patient presenting with intussusception as the primary manifestation. As our knowledge of this disease evolves, surgeons need to remain suspicious for possible gastrointestinal manifestations of COVID-19.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576620301676COVID-19IntussusceptionPediatric
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author Zorays Moazzam
Areej Salim
Alina Ashraf
Fyezah Jehan
Muhammad Arshad
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Areej Salim
Alina Ashraf
Fyezah Jehan
Muhammad Arshad
Intussusception in an infant as a manifestation of COVID-19
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
COVID-19
Intussusception
Pediatric
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Areej Salim
Alina Ashraf
Fyezah Jehan
Muhammad Arshad
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title Intussusception in an infant as a manifestation of COVID-19
title_short Intussusception in an infant as a manifestation of COVID-19
title_full Intussusception in an infant as a manifestation of COVID-19
title_fullStr Intussusception in an infant as a manifestation of COVID-19
title_full_unstemmed Intussusception in an infant as a manifestation of COVID-19
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publisher Elsevier
series Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
issn 2213-5766
publishDate 2020-08-01
description Gastrointestinal manifestations of COVID-19 are rare and have primarily been limited to diarrhea or vomiting. Intussusception is the most common cause of bowel obstruction in infants, with up to 30% of pediatric intussusception cases having a preceding viral illness. We present the rare case of intussusception in a SARS-CoV-2 positive infant. This is the first documented case of survival in a SARS-CoV-2 positive patient presenting with intussusception as the primary manifestation. As our knowledge of this disease evolves, surgeons need to remain suspicious for possible gastrointestinal manifestations of COVID-19.
topic COVID-19
Intussusception
Pediatric
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576620301676
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