Department of Pediatrics, University of Perugia, 06132 Perugia, Italy.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jun 29;18(13):6961. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18136961.
The emergence of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C) following SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and adolescents provided a new diagnostic and management challenge as there is limited knowledge about this condition and its natural history. In existing literature on MIS-C, there are currently no data about long-term outcomes. We report the case of a 14-year-old boy, with no significant past medical history, who presented a condition of multiorgan dysfunction due to MIS-C, after a SARS CoV-2 infection, and subsequent clinical-laboratory signs of hepatic steatosis at short-term follow-up. The case suggests how hepatic steatosis may be a possible sequela following SARS-CoV-2 infection, MIS-C and its medical treatment. Therefore, a close and long-term follow-up is needed to establish the pathophysiology and the evolution of this condition in patients following MIS-C.
儿童和青少年感染 SARS-CoV-2 后出现的多系统炎症综合征 (MIS-C) 带来了新的诊断和治疗挑战,因为人们对这种疾病及其自然史知之甚少。在现有的关于 MIS-C 的文献中,目前尚无关于长期结果的数据。我们报告了一例 14 岁男孩的病例,该男孩既往无重大病史,因 SARS CoV-2 感染后出现 MIS-C 导致多器官功能障碍,并在短期随访时出现肝脂肪变性的临床实验室迹象。该病例提示肝脂肪变性可能是 SARS-CoV-2 感染、MIS-C 及其治疗后的一种潜在后遗症。因此,需要密切和长期随访以确定 MIS-C 后患者的发病机制和病情演变。