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Case Reports
. 2020 Aug:59:101533.
doi: 10.1016/j.epsc.2020.101533. Epub 2020 Jun 20.

Intussusception in an infant as a manifestation of COVID-19

Zorays Moazzam  1 , Areej Salim  2 , Alina Ashraf  1 , Fyezah Jehan  3 , Muhammad Arshad  2
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Intussusception in an infant as a manifestation of COVID-19

Zorays Moazzam et al. J Pediatr Surg Case Rep. 2020 Aug.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: COVID-19; Intussusception; Pediatric.

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The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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There is evidence of telescoping of bowel within the bowel loop in right upper quadrant of abdomen in the subhepatic region giving doughnut sign. Appearances are suggestive of intussusception.
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Chest radiograph AP supine projection; No evidence of any active cardiac or pulmonary disease noted.
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