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Tawhida Yassin Abdel-Ghaffar1,2, Haidy Mohammed Zakaria1,3, Eman Mohamed Elsayed1,4
1Dr. Yassin Abdel Ghaffar Charity Center for Liver Disease and Research, 6 Emarat El Tasnieea St. from Makram Ebeid, Nasr City, Cairo 11566 Egypt.
Background:
Infection with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can progress to the multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). Patients with liver cirrhosis are at increased risk of complications.
Case Presentation:
We report on a 13-year-old Wilson's disease patient who was referred for liver transplantation because of rapid deterioration in his hepatic condition. After admission, he developed fever, respiratory distress, coronary arteries dilatation on echocardiography, laboratory evidence of inflammation, and positive severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) PCR. SARS-CoV-2-induced MIS-C was diagnosed. Inspite of aggressive management of MIS-C, progressive deterioration of the respiratory, liver, kidney, and cardiac functions occurred and he passed away.
Conclusion:
MIS-C is a serious possible complication leading to multiorgan failure and higher death rate especially in cirrhotic children. So, early diagnosis and management with higher level of care by a multidisciplinary team are warranted.
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