Jones Veena G, Mills Marcos, Suarez Dominique, Hogan Catherine A, Yeh Debra, Segal J Bradley, Nguyen Elizabeth L, Barsh Gabrielle R, Maskatia Shiraz, Mathew Roshni
Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group and
Palo Alto Medical Foundation Research Institute, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Sutter Health, Palo Alto, California; and.
Hosp Pediatr. 2020 Jun;10(6):537-540. doi: 10.1542/hpeds.2020-0123. Epub 2020 Apr 7.
In the midst of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, we are seeing widespread disease burden affecting patients of all ages across the globe. However, much remains to be understood as clinicians, epidemiologists, and researchers alike are working to describe and characterize the disease process while caring for patients at the frontlines. We describe the case of a 6-month-old infant admitted and diagnosed with classic Kawasaki disease, who also screened positive for COVID-19 in the setting of fever and minimal respiratory symptoms. The patient was treated per treatment guidelines, with intravenous immunoglobulin and high-dose aspirin, and subsequently defervesced with resolution of her clinical symptoms. The patient's initial echocardiogram was normal, and she was discharged within 48 hours of completion of her intravenous immunoglobulin infusion, with instruction to quarantine at home for 14 days from the date of her positive test results for COVID-19. Further study of the clinical presentation of pediatric COVID-19 and the potential association with Kawasaki disease is warranted, as are the indications for COVID-19 testing in the febrile infant.
在2019冠状病毒病(COVID-19)大流行期间,我们看到全球所有年龄段的患者都受到广泛的疾病负担影响。然而,由于临床医生、流行病学家和研究人员都在努力描述和刻画疾病过程,同时在前线照顾患者,仍有许多有待了解的情况。我们描述了一例6个月大的婴儿,因发热和轻微呼吸道症状入院,被诊断为典型川崎病,同时COVID-19筛查呈阳性。该患者按照治疗指南接受了静脉注射免疫球蛋白和高剂量阿司匹林治疗,随后体温下降,临床症状缓解。患者最初的超声心动图正常,在静脉注射免疫球蛋白输注完成后48小时内出院,并被告知从COVID-19检测呈阳性之日起在家隔离14天。有必要进一步研究儿童COVID-19的临床表现以及与川崎病的潜在关联,以及发热婴儿进行COVID-19检测的指征。