Paediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 (PIMS-TS) : Prospective, national surveillance, United Kingdom and Ireland, 2020

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BACKGROUND: Paediatric Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 (PIMS-TS), first identified in April 2020, shares features of both Kawasaki disease (KD) and toxic shock syndrome (TSS). The surveillance describes the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of PIMS-TS in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

METHODS: Public Health England initiated prospective national surveillance of PIMS-TS through the British Paediatric Surveillance Unit. Paediatricians were contacted monthly to report PIMS-TS, KD and TSS cases electronically and complete a detailed clinical questionnaire. Cases with symptom onset between 01 March and 15 June 2020 were included.

FINDINGS: There were 216 cases with features of PIMS-TS alone, 13 with features of both PIMS-TS and KD, 28 with features of PIMS-TS and TSS and 11 with features of PIMS-TS, KD and TSS, with differences in age, ethnicity, clinical presentation and disease severity between the phenotypic groups. There was a strong geographical and temporal association between SARS-CoV-2 infection rates and PIMS-TS cases. Of those tested, 14.8% (39/264) children had a positive SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR, and 63.6% (75/118) were positive for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. In total 44·0% (118/268) required intensive care, which was more common in cases with a TSS phenotype. Three of five children with cardiac arrest had TSS phenotype. Three children (1·1%) died.

INTERPRETATION: The strong association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and PIMS-TS emphasises the importance of maintaining low community infection rates to reduce the risk of this rare but severe complication in children and adolescents. Close follow-up will be important to monitor long-term complications in children with PIMS-TS.

FUNDING: PHE.

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

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2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:3

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The Lancet regional health. Europe - 3(2021) vom: 06. Apr., Seite 100075

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Englisch

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Flood, Jessica [VerfasserIn]
Shingleton, Joseph [VerfasserIn]
Bennett, Emma [VerfasserIn]
Walker, Brodie [VerfasserIn]
Amin-Chowdhury, Zahin [VerfasserIn]
Oligbu, Godwin [VerfasserIn]
Avis, Jacob [VerfasserIn]
Lynn, Richard M [VerfasserIn]
Davis, Peter [VerfasserIn]
Bharucha, Tara [VerfasserIn]
Pain, Clare E [VerfasserIn]
Jyothish, Deepthi [VerfasserIn]
Whittaker, Elizabeth [VerfasserIn]
Dwarakanathan, Buvana [VerfasserIn]
Wood, Rachael [VerfasserIn]
Williams, Christopher [VerfasserIn]
Swann, Olivia [VerfasserIn]
Semple, Malcolm G [VerfasserIn]
Ramsay, Mary E [VerfasserIn]
Jones, Christine E [VerfasserIn]
Ramanan, Athimalaipet V [VerfasserIn]
Gent, Nick [VerfasserIn]
Ladhani, Shamez N [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 03.04.2024

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10.1016/j.lanepe.2021.100075

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