COVID‐19 multisystem inflammatory syndrome in three teenagers with confirmed SARS‐CoV‐2 infection
Khuen Foong Ng, Trishul Kothari, Srini Bandi, Paul Bird, Kanika Goyal, Zoha Mohammad, Vinayak Rai, Julian W. Tang
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is generally a relatively mild illness in children. An emerging disease entity coined as pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 (PIMS-TS) has been reported recently, but is very rare and only affects a very small minority of children. Here we describe the clinical presentations and outcomes of three teenagers with serologically-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit for PIMS-TS. Although their initial presentations were very similar, their COVID-19-related disease varied in severity.
Topics & Concepts
VirologySevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakMedicineSars virusBetacoronavirusBiologyOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)PathologyDiseaseKawasaki Disease and Coronary ComplicationsInflammasome and immune disordersCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies