COVID-19 associated Paediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome (PIMS) in children

Autor: J, Klučka, M, Kratochvíl, P, Dominik, L, Homola, O, Horák, J, Nečas, P, Jabandžiev, P, Štourač
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Epidemiologie, mikrobiologie, imunologie : casopis Spolecnosti pro epidemiologii a mikrobiologii Ceske lekarske spolecnosti J.E. Purkyne. 70(4)
ISSN: 1210-7913
Popis: The clinical course of the SARS-CoV-2 virus infection (COVID-19 disease) in paediatric patients is predominantly mild. However, in a small percentage of paediatric patients, the COVID-19 could lead to the development of with the Paediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome (PIMS) presenting as high fever, gastrointestinal symptoms, neurological symptomatology and even as multiorgan dysfunction. These three cases represent the first published report of critically ill paediatric patients with PIMS in the Czech Republic.
Databáze: OpenAIRE