tetano
Editor, Senior Moderator
Br J Biomed Sci
. 2020 Jun 18.
Online ahead of print.
Atypical and Novel Presentations of Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Case Series of Three Children
M S Ekbatani[SUP] 1 [/SUP], S A Hassani[SUP] 1 [/SUP], L Tahernia[SUP] 1 [/SUP], B Yaghmaei[SUP] 1 [/SUP], S Mahmoudi[SUP] 2 [/SUP], A Navaeian[SUP] 3 [/SUP], M Rostamyan[SUP] 3 [/SUP], F Zamani[SUP] 4 [/SUP], S Mamishi[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Typical presentations of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID19) including respiratory symptoms (cough, respiratory distress and hypoxia), fever and dyspnea are considered main symptoms in adults, but atypical presentation children could be a diagnostic challenge We report three children whose initial presentation was gastrointestinal, and in whom COVID-19 infection was found, concluding that cases of acute appendicitis, mesenteric adenitis and flank tenderness may mask and infection with this virus, which should therefore be investigated.
Keywords: COVID-19; appendicitis; flank tenderness; gastrointestinal symptoms; mesenteric adenitis.
. 2020 Jun 18.
Online ahead of print.
Atypical and Novel Presentations of Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Case Series of Three Children
M S Ekbatani[SUP] 1 [/SUP], S A Hassani[SUP] 1 [/SUP], L Tahernia[SUP] 1 [/SUP], B Yaghmaei[SUP] 1 [/SUP], S Mahmoudi[SUP] 2 [/SUP], A Navaeian[SUP] 3 [/SUP], M Rostamyan[SUP] 3 [/SUP], F Zamani[SUP] 4 [/SUP], S Mamishi[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32552415
Abstract
Typical presentations of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID19) including respiratory symptoms (cough, respiratory distress and hypoxia), fever and dyspnea are considered main symptoms in adults, but atypical presentation children could be a diagnostic challenge We report three children whose initial presentation was gastrointestinal, and in whom COVID-19 infection was found, concluding that cases of acute appendicitis, mesenteric adenitis and flank tenderness may mask and infection with this virus, which should therefore be investigated.
Keywords: COVID-19; appendicitis; flank tenderness; gastrointestinal symptoms; mesenteric adenitis.