Frontiers in Pediatrics (Aug 2021)

Intussusception in an Infant With SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature

  • Massimo Luca Castellazzi,
  • Antonio Corsello,
  • Lucia Cerrato,
  • Alessandra Carnevali,
  • Anna Morandi,
  • Ernesto Leva,
  • Carlo Virginio Agostoni,
  • Carlo Virginio Agostoni,
  • Paola Marchisio,
  • Paola Marchisio

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2021.693348
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9

Abstract

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Even if predominantly considered a respiratory pathogen, it could be associated with gastrointestinal involvement, generally in mild forms. Recent reports highlight the association between SARS-CoV-2 and intussusception in infants. A case of intussusception is hereby described in a previously healthy infant in whom the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 was made after the analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage and intraoperative specimens following surgical procedures. Accordingly, a review of infant cases with intussusception and SARS-CoV-2 infection is also reported.

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