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Case Reports
. 2021 Jun 24;13(6):e15893.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.15893. eCollection 2021 Jun.

Acute Appendicitis Associated With Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children

Meghan E Hofto  1 , Erinn O Schmit  1 , Meenu Sharma  1 , Nichole Samuy  1
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Case Reports

Acute Appendicitis Associated With Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children

Meghan E Hofto et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) has been reported to cause significant gastrointestinal symptoms. In this case series, we present four patients with MIS-C with documented acute appendicitis, which strengthens the association between SARS-CoV-2, MIS-C, and acute appendicitis.

Keywords: acute appendicitis; children; gastrointestinal symptoms; multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children (mis-c); sars-cov-2.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Computed tomography of the abdomen of Patient 3. Coronal plane image (A) demonstrating large amount of perihepatic intraperitoneal fluid and diffuse peritonitis. Sagittal plane image (B) demonstrating subdiaphragmatic fluid collections and appendicolith.
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