Paediatric Cardiac Surgery Department, Evelina London Children's Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Department of Women and Children's Health, School of Life Course Sciences, King's College London, London, UK.
Cardiol Young. 2021 Jun;31(6):1043-1047. doi: 10.1017/S1047951121000147. Epub 2021 Jan 28.
Coronary artery aneurysms in children were observed as a rare complication associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This case report describes the severe end of the spectrum of the new multisystem inflammatory syndrome in a 12-year-old child with coronary aneurysms, myocardial dysfunction, and shock, managed successfully with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support and immunomodulation therapy. This report also highlights the additional benefits of cardiac CT in the diagnosis and follow-up of coronary aneurysms.
儿童冠状动脉瘤是与 2019 年冠状病毒病(COVID-19)相关的罕见并发症。本病例报告描述了 12 岁儿童新出现的多系统炎症综合征的严重表现,伴有冠状动脉瘤、心肌功能障碍和休克,成功地通过体外膜氧合支持和免疫调节治疗进行了治疗。本报告还强调了心脏 CT 在冠状动脉瘤诊断和随访中的额外益处。