Acute Appendicitis Associated With Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children

Meghan E Hofto; Erinn O Schmit; Meenu Sharma; Nichole Samuy

doi:10.7759/cureus.15893

Acute Appendicitis Associated With Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children

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

Authors

Meghan E Hofto¹, Erinn O Schmit¹, Meenu Sharma¹, Nichole Samuy¹

Affiliation

¹ Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, USA.

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.

Publication types

Case Reports