Intussusception in an infant as a manifestation of COVID-19

Zorays Moazzam; Areej Salim; Alina Ashraf; Fyezah Jehan; Muhammad Arshad

doi:10.1016/j.epsc.2020.101533

Intussusception in an infant as a manifestation of COVID-19

Zorays Moazzam, Areej Salim, Alina Ashraf, Fyezah Jehan, Muhammad Arshad

Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Division of Woman and Child Health, Medical College, Pakistan

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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.

Original language	English (UK)
Article number	101533
Journal	Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Volume	59
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsc.2020.101533
Publication status	Published - Aug 2020

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COVID-19
Intussusception
Pediatric

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