Coronavirus disease 2019, Kawasaki disease, and multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children

There has been a rise in the number of critically ill patients presenting with an unusual clinical picture; all have in common features of Kawasaki disease and a confirmed or suspected coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. According to Harahsheh et  al, the diagnosis/treatment of Kawasaki disease was missed or delayed owing to the forced lockdown and doctors being focused on treating patients with COVID-19.1 A similar concern was shared by adult cardiologists, who observed a significant drop of admissions to coronary intensive care units beca use patients with acute myocardial infarction were afraid to risk infection should they need to come to the hospitals.
Source: The Journal of Pediatrics - Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: research