Pediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome (PIMS) Did Occur in Poland during Months with Low COVID-19 Prevalence, Preliminary Results of a Nationwide Register
In: Journal of Clinical Medicine, Jg. 9 (2020-10-22), Heft 3386, p 3386, S. 3386-3386
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Pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome (PIMS) is a new entity in children, likely associated with previous coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) infection. Most of the reports about PIMS come from countries particularly hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Our aim was to investigate the nature of inflammatory syndromes in Poland (country with low COVID-19 prevalence) and to perceive the emergence of PIMS in our country. On 25 May 2020, we launched a nationwide survey of inflammatory syndromes in children for retrospective (since 4 March 2020) and prospective data collection. Up to 28 July, 39 reported children met the inclusion criteria. We stratified them according to age (<
5 and &ge
5 years old) and COVID-19 status. The majority of children had clinical and laboratory features of Kawasaki disease, probably non-associated with COVID-19. However, children &ge
5 years of age had PIMS characteristics, and nine children had COVID-19 confirmation. This is, to our knowledge, the first report of the PIMS register from a country with a low COVID-19 prevalence, and it proves that PIMS may emerge in any area involved in the COVID-19 pandemic. In a context of limited COVID-19 testing availability, other risk factors of PIMS, e.g., older age, should be considered in the differential diagnosis of inflammatory syndromes in children.
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Pediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome (PIMS) Did Occur in Poland during Months with Low COVID-19 Prevalence, Preliminary Results of a Nationwide Register
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Okarska-Napierała, Magdalena ; Ludwikowska, Kamila M. ; Szenborn, Leszek ; Dudek, Natalia ; Mania, Anna ; Buda, Piotr ; Książyk, Janusz ; Mazur-Malewska, Katarzyna ; Figlerowicz, Magdalena ; Szczukocki, Maciej ; Kucińska, Beata ; Werner, Bożena ; Stopyra, Lidia ; Czech, Agnieszka ; Berdej-Szczot, Elżbieta ; Gawlik, Aneta ; Opalińska, Paulina ; Mazur, Artur ; Januszkiewicz-Lewandowska, Danuta ; Niszczota, Cezary ; Jackowska, Teresa ; Wysocki, Jacek ; MOIS CoR Study Group ; Kuchar, Ernest |
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Zeitschrift: | Journal of Clinical Medicine, Jg. 9 (2020-10-22), Heft 3386, p 3386, S. 3386-3386 |
Veröffentlichung: | MDPI AG, 2020 |
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ISSN: | 2077-0383 (print) |
DOI: | 10.3390/jcm9113386 |
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