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Boletín médico del Hospital Infantil de México
versión impresa ISSN 1665-1146
Resumen
CANUL-EUAN, Arturo A. y SOLIS-JIMENEZ, Gabriela. Critically ill infant with multisystem inflammatory syndrome related to COVID-19. Bol. Med. Hosp. Infant. Mex. [online]. 2021, vol.78, n.4, pp.335-340. Epub 23-Ago-2021. ISSN 1665-1146. https://doi.org/10.24875/bmhim.20000215.
Background:
COVID-19 has become a threat to global public health. However, severe forms of COVID-19 presentation in children are rare. We present the case of an infant with COVID 19-related multisystem inflammatory syndrome.
Case report:
We describe the case of an 8-month-old infant who had contact with COVID-19 positive adults. The infant began with mild symptoms of the disease but rapidly progressed to a critical form of presentation:initially with epileptic status, and upon admission with laboratory evidence of inflammation, severe systemic condition with multiple organ failure, and a positive nasopharyngeal SARS-CoV-2 PCR test. The infant died 7 days after admission.
Conclusions:
The spectrum of COVID-19 presentation in children under one year of age is variable, and there are still no established criteria for diagnosis and treatment. All infants presenting a severe disease with multiple organ involvement at admission in times of pandemic require a thorough medical history to consider SARS-CoV-2 infection until proven otherwise.
Palabras llave : Infant; COVID-19; Multisystem inflammatory syndrome.