Atypical and novel presentations of Coronavirus Disease 2019: a case series of three children.

IF 2.7 4区医学 Q2 MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY

British Journal of Biomedical Science Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Epub Date: 2020-07-15 DOI:10.1080/09674845.2020.1785102

M S Ekbatani, S A Hassani, L Tahernia, B Yaghmaei, S Mahmoudi, A Navaeian, M Rostamyan, F Zamani, S Mamishi

引用次数: 30

Abstract

Typical presentations of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) including respiratory symptoms (cough, respiratory distress and hypoxia), fever and dyspnoea are considered main symptoms in adults, but atypical presentation in children could be a diagnostic challenge. We report three children whose initial presentation was gastrointestinal, and in whom Covid-19 infection was found, concluding that cases of acute appendicitis, mesenteric adenitis and flank tenderness may mask an infection with this virus, and should therefore be investigated.

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2019冠状病毒病的非典型和新型表现:三名儿童的病例系列

2019冠状病毒病(Covid-19)的典型症状包括呼吸道症状(咳嗽、呼吸窘迫和缺氧)、发烧和呼吸困难被认为是成人的主要症状，但儿童的非典型症状可能是诊断上的挑战。我们报告了三名最初表现为胃肠道感染的儿童，其中发现了Covid-19感染，结论是急性阑尾炎、肠系膜腺炎和腹部压痛可能掩盖了该病毒的感染，因此应进行调查。

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British Journal of Biomedical Science 医学-医学实验技术

CiteScore

4.40

自引率

15.80%

发文量

审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： The British Journal of Biomedical Science is committed to publishing high quality original research that represents a clear advance in the practice of biomedical science, and reviews that summarise recent advances in the field of biomedical science. The overall aim of the Journal is to provide a platform for the dissemination of new and innovative information on the diagnosis and management of disease that is valuable to the practicing laboratory scientist.