COVID-19 Can Cause Severe Intussusception in Infants: Case Report and Literature Review

Carmine Noviello; Taisia Bollettini; Romano Mercedes; Alfonso Papparella; Stefano Nobile; Giovanni Cobellis

doi:10.1097/INF.0000000000003257

COVID-19 Can Cause Severe Intussusception in Infants: Case Report and Literature Review

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2021 Nov 1;40(11):e437-e438. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003257.

Authors

Carmine Noviello^{1

2}, Taisia Bollettini¹, Romano Mercedes¹, Alfonso Papparella², Stefano Nobile³, Giovanni Cobellis¹

Affiliations

¹ Pediatric Surgery Unit, Salesi Children Hospital, Ancona, Italy.
² Pediatric Surgery, Department of Women, Children, General, and Specialist Surgery, Campania University "Luigi Vanvitelli," Napoli, Italy.
³ Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Division of Neonatology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS-Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.

Abstract

COVID-19 may cause intussusception in infants. We report on a case of severe ileo-colic intussusception in an infant with COVID-19 who required an ileo-colic resection. A literature review revealed 9 other cases with COVID-19 and intussusception. In this article, we will discuss the management and treatment of the first reported case of intussusception associated with COVID-19 in Italy.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / complications*
COVID-19 / diagnosis*
COVID-19 / virology
Combined Modality Therapy
Disease Management
Disease Susceptibility
Female
Humans
Infant
Intussusception / diagnosis*
Intussusception / etiology*
Intussusception / therapy
Male
SARS-CoV-2* / genetics
Symptom Assessment
Treatment Outcome