1Cademy - Hyperinflammatory shock in children with family exposure to COVID-19

Concept

Hyperinflammatory shock in children with family exposure to COVID-19

Eight children with the recent onset hyperinflammatory shock were chosen for the study (symptoms similar to Kawasaki disease)
4 children came from families with exposure to COVID-19
7 children presented with inflammation in both lungs
All of the children tested negative for the virus
1 of the children was secluded due to having adenovirus and enterovirus
1 child had a coronary aneurysm
Another child had an irregular heartbeat and faced a refractory shock; the child eventually died due to a stroke
During the first day of the study, the children were intravenously given immunoglobulin and antibiotics
6 children were given aspirin
After 4-6 days, all the children were discharged
After discharge, two children tested positive for COVID-19, one of them being the child that died (post-mortem report)
Overall, 7/8 children survived