A challenging case of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children related to coronavirus Disease-19 hospitalized under adult medical service

Huda Alnashri; Naif Aljohani; Sarah Tayeb; Nada Rabie; Eyad AlBenayan; Adil Alharthi; Mohammed Samannodi

doi:10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00957

A challenging case of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children related to coronavirus Disease-19 hospitalized under adult medical service

IDCases. 2020:22:e00957. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00957. Epub 2020 Sep 14.

Authors

Huda Alnashri¹, Naif Aljohani¹, Sarah Tayeb¹, Nada Rabie¹, Eyad AlBenayan², Adil Alharthi¹, Mohammed Samannodi^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
² Department of Pediatrics, King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
³ Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

Data on multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) related to coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) is increasing in the current COVID-19 pandemic. We present a 16 year old male who was hospitalized in July 2020 under adult medical service due to Kawasaki-like disease symptoms. Diagnosis of MIS-C related to COVID-19 was established by clinical features, elevated inflammatory markers, and positive SARS-COV 2 immunoglobulin G. We encourage all clinicians especially who practice adult medicine to be familiar with signs and symptoms of MIS-C to avoid delayed diagnosis and complications.

Keywords: COVID-19; Complications; Immunoglobulin G; Multisystem.

Publication types

Case Reports