A Typical Case of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in a 10-yearold Girl with COVID-19: A Case Report from Ethiopia |
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| Authors: | Mikyas Demissie Solomie Jebessa Deribessa Tigist Bacha |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Pediatrician at Ethio-Tebib General Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. ;2. Pediatrics Infectious Disease Specialist at St.Paul''s Hospital Millennium Medical college, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia .;3. Pediatrics Emergency and critical care specialist at St.Paul''s Hospital Millennium Medical college, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. |
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| Abstract: | BackgroundSevere acute respiratory syndrome-Corona Virus -2 (SARS-CoV2) has infected more than 500 million and has claimed the lives of more than 6.1 million people worldwide.CaseWe are presenting a 10-year-old girl who fulfilled the criteria of Multisystem inflammatory disease associated with COVID-19(MIS-C). She had fever of > 3 days, muco-cutaneous lesions, hypotension/shock, myocardial dysfunction, acute gastrointestinal symptoms, elevated markers of inflammation, coagulopathy without other microbial causes and positive COVID RT-PCR test.ConclusionsWhen pediatric patients present with the above symptoms and signs we should have a high index of suspicion of MIS-C for timely action and better outcome. |
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| Keywords: | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus-2 COVID-19 Multisystem inflammatory syndrome |
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