Pediatric appendicitis in times of COVID-19: Think MIS-C
We report two cases of children presenting with clinical and radiological findings suggestive of acute appendicitis. Both patients underwent appendectomy and were subsequently diagnosed with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). Histopathology revealed reactive lymphoid follicle hyp...
Main Authors: | Mosaab A. Alotaibi, Wejdan Alhumaidan, Abdulnasir Alotaibi, Abdullah M. Alotaibi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-02-01
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Series: | Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576621003729 |
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