Hyperinflammatory shock in children during COVID-19 pandemic

Type Journal Article Author Shelley Riphagen Author Xabier Gomez Author Carmen Gonzalez-Martinez Author Nick Wilkinson Author Paraskevi Theocharis URL https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31094-1/abstract Volume 395 Issue 10237 Pages 1607-1608 Publication The Lancet ISSN 0140-6736, 1474-547X Date 2020/05/23 Extra Publisher: Elsevier PMID: 32386565 Journal Abbr The Lancet DOI 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31094-1 Accessed 2020-06-29 21:31:18 Library Catalog www.thelancet.com Language English Abstract South Thames Retrieval Service in London, UK, provides paediatric intensive care support and retrieval to 2 million children in South East England. During a period of 10 days in mid-April, 2020, we noted an unprecedented cluster of eight children with hyperinflammatory shock, showing features similar to atypical Kawasaki disease, Kawasaki disease shock syndrome,1 or toxic shock syndrome (typical number is one or two children per week). This case cluster formed the basis of a national alert.