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Editor, Senior Moderator
BMJ Case Rep
. 2021 Jul 1;14(7):e238740.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-238740.
Giant coronary artery aneurysm as a feature of coronavirus-related inflammatory syndrome
Kerrie Louise Richardson[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ankita Jain[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Jennifer Evans[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Orhan Uzun[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
A 5-month-old female infant was admitted to hospital with a history of fever and rash during the recent coronavirus pandemic. She had significantly elevated inflammatory markers and the illness did not respond to first line broad spectrum antibiotics. The illness was later complicated by coronary artery aneurysms which were classified as giant despite treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin, steroids and immunomodulators. The infant had COVID-19 antibodies despite an initial negative COVID-19 PCR test. This case highlights the association of atypical Kawasaki like illness and paediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome-temporarily associated with COVID-19 infection.
Keywords: COVID-19; cardiovascular medicine; paediatrics.
. 2021 Jul 1;14(7):e238740.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-238740.
Giant coronary artery aneurysm as a feature of coronavirus-related inflammatory syndrome
Kerrie Louise Richardson[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ankita Jain[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Jennifer Evans[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Orhan Uzun[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34210694
- DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-238740
Abstract
A 5-month-old female infant was admitted to hospital with a history of fever and rash during the recent coronavirus pandemic. She had significantly elevated inflammatory markers and the illness did not respond to first line broad spectrum antibiotics. The illness was later complicated by coronary artery aneurysms which were classified as giant despite treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin, steroids and immunomodulators. The infant had COVID-19 antibodies despite an initial negative COVID-19 PCR test. This case highlights the association of atypical Kawasaki like illness and paediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome-temporarily associated with COVID-19 infection.
Keywords: COVID-19; cardiovascular medicine; paediatrics.