Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children, Chile, May-August 2020

Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 May;27(5):1457-1461. doi: 10.3201/eid2705.204591. Epub 2021 Mar 24.

Abstract

We describe 26 children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome associated with coronavirus disease in the pediatric intensive care unit of Roberto del Río Hospital (Santiago, Chile). In total, 10 (38.5%) children required mechanical ventilation; 13 (50.0%) required inotropic support. In addition, 18 (69.2%) patients had echocardiographic abnormalities. No patients died.

Keywords: COVID-19; Chile; Kawasaki disease; MIS-C; SARS-CoV-2; children; coronary dilatations; coronavirus disease; coronavirus disease 2019; coronaviruses; multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children; pediatric intensive care units; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; shock; viruses; zoonoses.

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19*
  • Child
  • Chile / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Respiration, Artificial
  • SARS-CoV-2*
  • Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome

Supplementary concepts

  • pediatric multisystem inflammatory disease, COVID-19 related