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Scottoni F, Giobbe GG, Zambaiti E, Khalaf S, Sebire NJ, Curry J, De Coppi P, Gennari F. Intussusception and COVID-19 in Infants: Evidence for an Etiopathologic Correlation. Pediatrics 2022; 149:185620. [PMID: 35322271 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2021-054644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Nonrespiratory conditions related to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections have been largely described. Ileocolic intussusception has been reported in association with SARS-CoV-2 infection in 10 children, raising the possibility of an etiopathologic role for the virus, but none of these cases documented tissue pathology that would have supported SARS-CoV-2 intestinal inflammation. We report 2 cases of intussusception in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection who were treated at different pediatric tertiary centers in Europe and provide evidence of the presence of the virus in mesenteric and intestinal tissues of the patients.
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Affiliation(s)
- Federico Scottoni
- Department of Pediatric General Surgery, Regina Margherita Children's Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy
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- Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Section, GOSICH Zayed Centre for Research into Rare Disease in Children, University College London, London, United Kingdom
| | - Elisa Zambaiti
- Department of Pediatric General Surgery, Regina Margherita Children's Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy
| | - Sahira Khalaf
- Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Section, GOSICH Zayed Centre for Research into Rare Disease in Children, University College London, London, United Kingdom
| | - Neil J Sebire
- Department of Histopathology, NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital BRC, London, United Kingdom
| | - Joe Curry
- Department of Specialist Neonatal and Paediatric Surgery, NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital BRC, London, United Kingdom
| | - Paolo De Coppi
- Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Section, GOSICH Zayed Centre for Research into Rare Disease in Children, University College London, London, United Kingdom.,Department of Specialist Neonatal and Paediatric Surgery, NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital BRC, London, United Kingdom
| | - Fabrizio Gennari
- Department of Pediatric General Surgery, Regina Margherita Children's Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy
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