Systemic inflammatory syndrome in children during COVID-19 pandemic in Ceará state, northeastern Brazil: an observational study

Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2021 Nov 12:54:e0383. doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0383-2021. eCollection 2021.

Abstract

In this study, we report the occurrence of multisystemic inflammatory syndrome among 64 children (2 deaths) with recent severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2) infections in the northeast region of Brazil. The major clinical symptoms and signs reported were exanthema (60.9%), abdominal pain (56.3%), nausea and vomiting (46.9%), diarrhea (37.5%), and dyspnea (37.5%). Laboratory findings revealed that the levels of C-reactive protein (75.0%), hemoglobin (51.6%), D-dimer (48.4%), lymphocytes (43.8%), LDH (45.3%), AST (42.2%), ALT (51.6%), and ferritin (48.4%) were above the reference values for a given age and gender. The clinical findings were similar to those observed in Kawasaki disease, although it represents a separate entity, emphasizing the need for proactive surveillance and early treatment.

Publication types

  • Observational Study

MeSH terms

  • Brazil / epidemiology
  • COVID-19*
  • Child
  • Humans
  • Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome* / epidemiology
  • Pandemics
  • SARS-CoV-2