Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children associated with SARS-CoV-2 in a solid organ transplant recipient
Leanne M Petters1,2, Tiphanie P Vogel2,3, Flor M Munoz1,2
1Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
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We present the case of a 3-year-old female liver transplant recipient with a history of Caroli disease who presented with positive severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test and was ultimately diagnosed with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) complicated by portal vein thrombosis. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report of MIS-C in a pediatric solid organ transplant (SOT) recipient. Based on our patient, MIS-C could be a potential complication of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in SOT recipients and may have a negative outcome on transplant graft function.
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