SARS-CoV-2 infection associated severe dilated cardiomyopathy in a 4-week-old infant

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a rare but serious complication associated with COVID-19. It can lead to an inflammatory process in multiple body parts, including the heart, lungs, kidneys, and the brain. In this review, we describe the case of a 4-week-old infant with sever...

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Autores principales: Baidoun, Mohammad, Elgendy, Mohamed, Al-Maajali, Dana, Fountain, Robin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8190455/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34127943
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01178
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Sumario:Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a rare but serious complication associated with COVID-19. It can lead to an inflammatory process in multiple body parts, including the heart, lungs, kidneys, and the brain. In this review, we describe the case of a 4-week-old infant with severe isolated systolic dysfunction who was found to be positive for COVID-19. He did not have the multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) commonly associated with COVID-19 infection.

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