Sturgill Amanda, Cannon Rachael, Patel Shivani, Horbey Andrea, Chua Raymond, Souffrant Dilsa, Davenport Stephanie
Palms West Hospital, Pediatric Department, 13001 Southern Blvd, Loxahatchee, FL, 33470, USA.
J Pediatr Surg Case Rep. 2022 Sep;84:102380. doi: 10.1016/j.epsc.2022.102380. Epub 2022 Jul 6.
Acute Appendicitis (AA) is among the most common causes of abdominal pain in children. Several physical exam findings, scoring systems, and imaging studies, such as ultrasonography and computed tomography, exist to assist clinicians in diagnosing acute appendicitis. Despite multiple tools for assessing suspected acute appendicitis, it remains a challenge to diagnose acute appendicitis in the pediatric population. A challenge that becomes increasingly more difficult if presenting with a comorbid condition. With the emergence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and subsequent discovery of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), this case series presents three pediatric cases of acute appendicitis presenting concurrently with MIS-C secondary to prior COVID-19 infection thus illustrating potential complications to diagnosing and managing acute appendicitis.
急性阑尾炎(AA)是儿童腹痛最常见的病因之一。有多种体格检查结果、评分系统以及影像学检查(如超声和计算机断层扫描)可帮助临床医生诊断急性阑尾炎。尽管有多种工具用于评估疑似急性阑尾炎,但在儿科人群中诊断急性阑尾炎仍然是一项挑战。如果伴有合并症,这一挑战会变得更加困难。随着2019冠状病毒病(COVID-19)的出现以及随后儿童多系统炎症综合征(MIS-C)的发现,本病例系列展示了3例急性阑尾炎儿科病例,这些病例同时伴有继发于先前COVID-19感染的MIS-C,从而说明了诊断和管理急性阑尾炎的潜在并发症。