Does multisystem inflammatory syndrome only mimic acute appendicitis in children or can it coexist: when should we suspect MIS-C?

I Vansevičienė, U Krunkaitytė, I Dekerytė, M Beržanskis… - Medicina, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background and Objectives: Acute abdominal pain in children has been noticed to be a
primary reason to seek medical attention in multisystem inflammatory disorder (MIS-C) …

The Great Gut Mimicker: A case report of MIS-C and appendicitis clinical presentation overlap in a teenage patient

M Hwang, K Wilson, L Wendt, J Pohlman, E Densmore… - BMC pediatrics, 2021 - Springer
Background Abdominal pain and other gastrointestinal symptoms are common presenting
features of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) and can overlap with …

[HTML][HTML] A case of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in a pediatric patient with acute appendicitis

S Ahsanuddin, M Elfituri, E Diaz, Y Volkin - Cureus, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This case report details the clinical course of a 7-year-old patient with an initial presentation
of acute appendicitis, who developed symptoms highly concerning multisystem inflammatory …

Differentiating abdominal pain due to COVID-19 associated multisystem inflammatory syndrome from children with acute appendicitis: a score system

B Toker Kurtmen, Y Ekemen Keles, MA Tekindal… - Pediatric Surgery …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Differentiating abdominal pain due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-associated
multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) in children with acute appendicitis (AA) can …

Analysis of 21 appendices from children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome compared to specimens of acute appendicitis–a new insight into MIS-C pathology

M Okarska-Napierała, W Woźniak, J Mańdziuk… - medRxiv, 2022 - medrxiv.org
Abstract Background & Aims Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a
rare, but severe complication of coronavirus disease 2019, commonly involving the …

Favourable outcomes of conservatively managed acute abdomen associated with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children during the COVID‐19 pandemic

B Ardicli, IR User, T Tigli, HN Ozcan… - ANZ journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Backgrounds Abdominal pain is one of the most common symptoms of multisystem
inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS‐C). Abdominal pain can vary from mild to severe …

Pathologic Analysis of Twenty-one Appendices From Children With Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Compared to Specimens of Acute Appendicitis: A Cross …

M Okarska-Napierała, W Woźniak… - The Pediatric …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Background: Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a rare, severe
complication of coronavirus disease 2019, commonly involving the gastrointestinal tract …

[HTML][HTML] Multisystem inflammatory syndrome presenting as early acute appendicitis

J Anderson, D Bhisitkul, T Pham, K Wilson, AR Barbera - Cureus, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
An 11-year-old male presented to the pediatric emergency department with a one-day
history of peri-umbilical pain with nausea, anorexia, and scant vomiting. On examination, he …

[HTML][HTML] Acute appendicitis presenting with MIS-C secondary to COVID-19

A Sturgill, R Cannon, S Patel, A Horbey, R Chua… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

The rising appendicitis mimicker: a case report of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children presenting with acute abdomen

EO Salaheldin, RA Lasheen… - SAGE Open Medical …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
We describe a case of post-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) multisystem inflammatory
syndrome in children (MIS-C). The 12-year-old child presented with appendicitis-like …