COVID-19 associated multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children mimicking acute appendicitis - how to differentiate and conduct pediatric patients during the pandemic? - Proposal of a management flowchart.

Loraine Entringer FalquetoCarolina Martins VissociIsabella Cristina Bonetto FerreiraAmanda Ginani AntunesFernando Antônio Bersani AmadoSylvio Andrade Gilberto AvillaClaudio SchulzFabio Araujo MottaElisângela DE Mattos E Silva

Published in: Revista do Colegio Brasileiro de Cirurgioes (2022)

MIS-C, although rare and of poorly known pathophysiology, is most often severe and has a high mortality risk. The use of the proposed flowchart can help in the diagnosis and early treatment of MIS-C.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
young adults
oxidative stress
early onset
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
drug induced