Open AccessPediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 symptoms in Iran
Author(s) -
Mehran Akbari,
Mojtaba Didehdar,
Mohsen Nazari,
Davood Azadi
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
future virology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.462
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1746-0808
pISSN - 1746-0794
DOI - 10.2217/fvl-2021-0156
Subject(s) - medicine , irritability , pediatrics , erythema , antibiotics , dermatology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , menopause
Aim: We report two cases of pediatric patients diagnosed and treated for pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 (PIMS-TS) symptoms. Materials & methods: Two previously healthy 3- and 4-year-old boys were referred to the hospital after 5 days of 39°C fever, with symptoms such as erythema multiform in the lower extremities, irritability, refusal to eat, restlessness, lymphadenopathy, conjunctivitis and abnormal echocardiography. Results: After 8 days of hospitalization, the patients showed normal laboratory tests, improvement of clinical condition and were discharged from the hospital. Conclusion: This study raised several issues for physicians about SARS-CoV-2, its complications, diagnosis and treatment. Based on our results, pediatrics with PIMS-TS should be first screened for SARS-CoV-2, then treated with a combination of antivirals, anti-inflammatories, antibiotics and intravenous immune globulin.