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[Severe inflammation in children - cause for awareness during the current pandemic]

AnnaCarin Horne1, Lotta Nordenhäll2

  • 1med dr, biträdande överläkare, institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa, Karolinska institutet; barnreumatologiska sektionen, Astrid Lindgrens barnsjukhus, Stockholm.

Lakartidningen
|June 17, 2020
PubMed

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Children with COVID-19 often have mild symptoms, but a rare inflammatory syndrome can cause severe illness. Clinicians should be aware of this condition and manage suspected cases in a multidisciplinary setting.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatrics
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Public Health

Background:

  • While COVID-19 typically presents mildly in children, a rare, severe syndrome has emerged.
  • This syndrome involves high fever, inflammation, and organ dysfunction, potentially linked to the pandemic.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To raise awareness among clinicians about this rare pediatric syndrome.
  • To emphasize the need for multidisciplinary care in suspected cases.

Main Methods:

  • This study is based on international reports and clinical observations.
  • No specific experimental methods were detailed in the abstract.

Main Results:

  • A rare syndrome of severe inflammation and organ dysfunction has been observed in children.
  • This syndrome is suspected to be associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Conclusions:

  • Clinicians must recognize the signs of this rare pediatric inflammatory syndrome.
  • Prompt, multidisciplinary treatment is recommended for affected children.

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