Acute Fulminant Myocarditis in a Pediatric Patient With COVID-19 Infection

The majority of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) display pulmonary disease; however, a significant portion of patients have cardiac injury as well, with a high incidence of myocarditis documented in the adult population. Pediatric disease from COVID-19 has been relatively rare, and...

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 2020-08, Vol.146 (2), p.1
Main Authors: Lara, Diego, Young, Thomas, Del Toro, Kamill, Chan, Victor, Ianiro, Cora, Hunt, Kenneth, Kleinmahon, Jake
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Betacoronavirus
Calcium-binding protein
Child
Coronary artery disease
Coronavirus
Coronavirus Infections
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Fatal Outcome
Female
Heart diseases
Humans
Lung diseases
Myocarditis
Pandemics
Pediatrics
Pneumonia, Viral
SARS-CoV-2
Troponin
Troponin I
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Summary:The majority of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) display pulmonary disease; however, a significant portion of patients have cardiac injury as well, with a high incidence of myocarditis documented in the adult population. Pediatric disease from COVID-19 has been relatively rare, and no cases of virus-related cardiac disease have been published. We present a case of an adolescent girl with fulminant myocarditis with complete heart block, elevated troponin I levels, and severely depressed systolic function in the setting of COVID-19 infection.
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.2020-1509