Paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 (PIMS-TS): the Evelina Experience

摘要

In the midst of lockdown, just as patient acuity and bed pressures eased, a number of teenagers were transferred to the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) at Evelina London Children’s Hospital for inotropic support in the absence of respiratory involvement or any features of acute Severe acute respiratory syndrome related coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV-2) infection.1 All patients had features of toxic shock syndrome (TSS) but no pathogens were identified despite extensive microbiological investigation. Several new patients presented over the next few days; febrile with high inflammatory markers and multisystem involvement. The unusually high number of cases raised concerns, which were discussed with Public Health England regarding a possible infectious disease cluster with pathogen unknown.