PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Sanders-Davis, Laura Jane AU - Ritchie, Joanne TI - Appendicitis with concurrent COVID-19 infection in a patient during the third trimester of pregnancy AID - 10.1136/bcr-2021-242651 DP - 2021 Jun 01 TA - BMJ Case Reports PG - e242651 VI - 14 IP - 6 4099 - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/14/6/e242651.short 4100 - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/14/6/e242651.full SO - BMJ Case Reports2021 Jun 01; 14 AB - This article presents an unusual case of appendicitis in pregnancy complicated by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). The novel coronavirus has affected the way medicine is practised across most parts of the world with over 160 000 000 global cases to date. Tackling management of these cases is more complex when other pathological processes are ongoing. Appendicitis is a common occurrence in pregnancy, with most obstetric centres seeing about one or two cases a year. Though maternal morbidity and mortality are relatively unimpacted by this event, fetal loss and preterm labour are common sequelae. This case involves a 35-year-old woman presenting in her third trimester with abdominal pain and who went on to be diagnosed with concurrent appendicitis and SARS-CoV-2 infection. Although spinal anaesthesia would be most appropriate as it avoids aerosol generation, general anaesthetic techniques were indicated due to thrombocytopenia in this case. She underwent a successful appendicectomy, although preterm delivery was indicated as a result of maternal and fetal concerns.