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Efforts to recognize SARS-CoV-2 infection have focused on respiratory symptoms such as cough and shortness of breath. Although it is also well known that SARS-CoV-2 infection can cause gastrointestinal symptoms such as abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea, there are emerging reports of SARS-CoV-2 infection causing surgical pathology. We present the first case report of SARS-CoV-2 infection directly causing acute appendicitis, first suspected due to highly atypical histological features and later confirmed as polymerase chain reaction positive appendicular tissue sample.
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PMID:SARS-CoV-2 isolation from an appendix. 3285 98