Intussusception in an infant as a manifestation of COVID-19

Zorays Moazzam; Areej Salim; Alina Ashraf; Fyezah Jehan; Muhammad Arshad

doi:10.1016/j.epsc.2020.101533

Intussusception in an infant as a manifestation of COVID-19

J Pediatr Surg Case Rep. 2020 Aug:59:101533. doi: 10.1016/j.epsc.2020.101533. Epub 2020 Jun 20.

Authors

Zorays Moazzam¹, Areej Salim², Alina Ashraf¹, Fyezah Jehan³, Muhammad Arshad²

Affiliations

¹ Medical College, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
² Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
³ Section of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.

Abstract

Gastrointestinal manifestations of COVID-19 are rare and have primarily been limited to diarrhea or vomiting. Intussusception is the most common cause of bowel obstruction in infants, with up to 30% of pediatric intussusception cases having a preceding viral illness. We present the rare case of intussusception in a SARS-CoV-2 positive infant. This is the first documented case of survival in a SARS-CoV-2 positive patient presenting with intussusception as the primary manifestation. As our knowledge of this disease evolves, surgeons need to remain suspicious for possible gastrointestinal manifestations of COVID-19.

Keywords: COVID-19; Intussusception; Pediatric.

Publication types

Case Reports