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Cardiological Monitoring – A Cornerstone for Pediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome Temporally Associated with COVID-19 Outcome: A Case Report and a Review from the Literature


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Fig. 1. A

bidimensional and color Doppler echocardiography, apical four chamber view, showing dilated left cavities and mitral regurgitation; B, D: bidimensional echocardiography, four chamber and short-axis views, showing minimal pericardial effusion (arrows); C: left ventricle ejection fraction.
bidimensional and color Doppler echocardiography, apical four chamber view, showing dilated left cavities and mitral regurgitation; B, D: bidimensional echocardiography, four chamber and short-axis views, showing minimal pericardial effusion (arrows); C: left ventricle ejection fraction.

Proposed definitions for the hyperinflammatory multisystem syndrome associated to COVID 19 in children (4-6)

Royal College of Pediatric and Child Health Centers for Disease Control World Health Organization
Persistent fever Age <21 years with fever (≥38.0°C for ≥24 hours or posi- tive anamnesis for fever lasting ≥24 hours) Age 0-19 years Fever >3 days
Inflammation (neutrophilia, elevated CRP and lymphopenia) + evidence of a single or multi-organ dysfunction Inflammation and evidence of clinically severe illness requiring admission + multi- system (≥2) organ involvement (cardiac, gastrointestinal, renal, hematologic, dermatologic or neurologic) AND 2 of the following: - acute gastrointestinal symptoms (vomiting, diarrhea or abdominal pain) - rash or bilateral non-purulent conjunctivitis or both (oral, hands and feet signs) - echocardiographic signs of myocardial dysfunction, pericarditis, valvulitis or coronary abnormalities, or increased troponin/NT proBNP - evidence of coagulopathy (elevated D-dimer, impaired PT or PTT
Children fulfilling complete or partial criteria for Kawasaki disease Laboratory findings – one or more of the following: elevated CRP, ESR, fibrinogen, procalci- tonin, D-dimer, LDH, ferritin, interleukin 6, neutrophilia, lymphopenia and hypoalbuminemia AND Elevated inflammatory biomarkers (ESR, CRP or procalcitonin)
Exclusion of other microbial cause (bac- terial sepsis, enterovirus infection asso- ciated with myocarditis, staphylococcal or streptococcal shock syndromes) No proof of plausible alterna- tive diagnoses AND No other identifiable microbial cause
RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2 infection posi- tive/negative COVID-19 exposure within 4 weeks before the onset of symptoms Positive RT-PCR, antigen test or serology for SARS-CoV-2 infection AND Possible contact with COVID-19 patients OR Positive RT-PCR, antigen test or serology for SARS-CoV-2 infection
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