Septic shock presentation in adolescents with COVID-19

Type Journal Article Author Cecilia Dallan Author Fabrizio Romano Author Johan Siebert Author Sofia Politi Author Lacroix Lacroix Author Cyril Sahyoun URL https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lanchi/PIIS2352-4642(20)30164-4.pdf Series The Lancet Correspondence Volume 4 Publication The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health Date 19/05/2020 DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(20)30164-4 Abstract COVID-19—particularly with regards to critical cases of the disease such as patients presenting with organ dysfunction or requiring organ support, or both—has been shown to rarely affect children (0–18 years).1–3We did a literature search that revealed a paucity of reports of critical disease in children with COVID-19, with children younger than 1 year being most affected (appendix); however, there is a growing concern describing a paediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome temporally associated with COVID-19