Case Report: Pediatric Patient with COVID-19 and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children

Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2020 Nov;4(4):513-516. doi: 10.5811/cpcem.2020.8.48376.

Abstract

Introduction: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) rarely manifests with severe complications in pediatric patients. An association between COVID-19 and a Kawasaki-like inflammatory syndrome has recently presented in pediatric patients.

Case report: We report a unique case of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children presenting with characteristic findings in a child who later developed cardiogenic shock requiring venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

Conclusion: Recognition of these early signs and symptoms facilitates screening and risk stratification of pediatric COVID-19 cases associated with increased morbidity.