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Lactante criticamente enfermo con sindrome inflamatorio multisistemico relacionado con COVID-19 #MMPMID34351888
Canul-Euan AA; Solis-Jimenez G
Bol Med Hosp Infant Mex 2021[]; 78 (4): 335-340 PMID34351888show ga
INTRODUCCION: La COVID-19 se ha convertido en una amenaza para la salud publica mundial. Sin embargo, las formas graves en ninos son poco frecuentes. Se presenta el caso de un lactante con sindrome inflamatorio multisistemico relacionado con COVID-19. CASO CLINICO: Lactante de 8 meses que estuvo en contacto con adultos positivos para COVID-19. El lactante inicio con una forma leve de la enfermedad que progreso con rapidez a una forma critica de presentacion inicialmente con estado epileptico, y a su ingreso con evidencia de inflamacion en laboratorios, afeccion sistemica grave con falla multiorganica y prueba de reaccion en cadena de la polimerasa para SARS-CoV-2 nasofaringea positiva. El lactante fallecio 7 dias despues de su ingreso. CONCLUSIONES: El espectro de presentacion de la COVID-19 en ninos menores de 1 ano es variable y aun no se cuentan con criterios consensuados para el diagnostico y el tratamiento. Todo lactante con enfermedad grave con compromiso multiorganico al ingreso en tiempos de pandemia obliga a realizar una meticulosa historia clinica y considerar la infeccion por SARS-CoV-2 hasta su confirmacion. 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.