A Case Report: Unusual Manifestation of MIS-C with Acute Abdomen Caused by Gut Perforation
Background: Gastrointestinal symptoms are common presenting features of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) and can overlap with other abdominal symptoms. Case Report: We reported A case of a 2-year-old girl who was hospitalized with MIS-C and had abdominal pain symptoms which got worse day by day. Abdominal x-ray revealed gut perforation and she was consulted by the pediatric surgeon and then underwent an emergency exploratory laparotomy and intraoperative findings showed a perforation in the caecum area. Conclusion: MIS-C can induce acute gut perforation and in the pandemic era MIS-C should be considered in the differential for a patient with acute abdominal symptoms.
Authors
- Indra Ihsan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9579-0612)
- Mayetti Mayetti
- Yusirwan Yusuf
Institutions
- Andalas University (ID)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health & Medical Journal
- Published
- 2024-08-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.33854/heme.v6i3.1623
- Primary Topic
- Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00