Pediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome Temporally Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Treated with Tocilizumab

Carmen Niño-Taravilla1,2, Yazmín P Espinosa-Vielma3, Hugo Otaola-Arca4

  • 1Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Roberto del Río, Santiago 13108, Chile.

Pediatric Reports
|December 9, 2020
PubMed

Insights

Pediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome (PIMS-TS) can cause severe multi-organ dysfunction in children post-SARS-CoV-2 infection. Early diagnosis and supportive care, potentially including Tocilizumab, are crucial for recovery.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric critical care medicine
  • Infectious diseases
  • Rheumatology

Background:

  • Pediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 (PIMS-TS) is an emerging hyperinflammatory condition.
  • PIMS-TS can lead to severe multi-organ dysfunction, affecting cardiac, renal, and gastrointestinal systems.

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