Non-thyroidal illness syndrome and SARS-CoV-2-associated multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children

© 2021. The Author(s)..

PURPOSE: COVID-19 disease may result in a severe multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), which in turn may alter thyroid function (TF). We assessed TF in MIS-C, evaluating its impact on disease severity.

METHODS: We retrospectively considered children admitted with MIS-C to a single pediatric hospital in Milan (November 2019-January 2021). Non-thyroidal illness syndrome (NTIS) was defined as any abnormality in TF tests (FT3, FT4, TSH) in the presence of critical illness and absence of a pre-existing hormonal abnormality. We devised a disease severity score by combining severity scores for each organ involved. Glucose and lipid profiles were also considered. A principal component analysis (PCA) was performed, to characterize the mutual association patterns between TF and disease severity.

RESULTS: Of 26 (19 M/7F) patients, median age 10.7 (IQR 5.8-13.3) years, 23 (88.4%) presented with NTIS. A low FT3 level was noted in 15/23 (65.3%), while the other subjects had varying combinations of hormone abnormalities (8/23, 34.7%). Mutually correlated variables related to organ damage and inflammation were represented in the first dimension (PC1) of the PCA. FT3, FT4 and total cholesterol were positively correlated and characterized the second axis (PC2). The third axis (PC3) was characterized by the association of triglycerides, TyG index and HDL cholesterol. TF appeared to be related to lipemic and peripheral insulin resistance profiles. A possible association between catabolic components and severity score was also noted.

CONCLUSIONS: A low FT3 level is common among MIS-C. TF may be useful to define the impact of MIS-C on children's health and help delineate long term follow-up management and prognosis.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:45

Enthalten in:

Journal of endocrinological investigation - 45(2022), 1 vom: 26. Jan., Seite 199-208

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Calcaterra, V [VerfasserIn]
Biganzoli, G [VerfasserIn]
Dilillo, D [VerfasserIn]
Mannarino, S [VerfasserIn]
Fiori, L [VerfasserIn]
Pelizzo, G [VerfasserIn]
Zoia, E [VerfasserIn]
Fabiano, V [VerfasserIn]
Carlucci, P [VerfasserIn]
Camporesi, A [VerfasserIn]
Corti, C [VerfasserIn]
Mercurio, G [VerfasserIn]
Izzo, F [VerfasserIn]
Biganzoli, E [VerfasserIn]
Zuccotti, G [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

06LU7C9H1V
9002-71-5
Children
Journal Article
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome
Non-thyroidal illness syndrome
Overall Severity Score
Q51BO43MG4
SARS-CoV-2
Thyrotropin
Thyroxine
Triiodothyronine

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Date Completed 12.01.2022

Date Revised 18.02.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s40618-021-01647-9

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM328575666