Abstract
We described the characteristics of 11 children with pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome-temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2. The main clinical indications for hospital admission were vasogenic toxic shock (n = 2), Kawasaki disease (n = 4), and Kawasaki disease shock syndrome (n = 5). The echocardiography findings were abnormal in 63% of cases. All patients had 2 or more organ dysfunctions, and the mortality rate was 18%.
Publication types
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Multicenter Study
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Observational Study
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Betacoronavirus / isolation & purification
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Brazil / epidemiology
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COVID-19
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis
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Coronavirus Infections / mortality
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Coronavirus Infections / physiopathology*
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Coronavirus Infections / virology
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Infant, Newborn
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Male
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Mortality
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Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / diagnosis
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Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / mortality
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Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / physiopathology
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Pandemics
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Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis
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Pneumonia, Viral / mortality
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Pneumonia, Viral / physiopathology*
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Pneumonia, Viral / virology
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Prospective Studies
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SARS-CoV-2
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Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / diagnosis
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Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / mortality
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Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / physiopathology
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Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / virology*
Supplementary concepts
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pediatric multisystem inflammatory disease, COVID-19 related