Severe SARS-CoV-2 Infection in a Pediatric Patient Requiring Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

Severe SARS-CoV-2 Infection in a Pediatric Patient Requiring Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

The overwhelming majority of pediatric cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection are mild or asymptomatic with only a handful of pediatric deaths reported. We present a case of severe COVID-19 infection in a pediatric patient with signs of hyperinflammation and consumptive coagulopathy requiring intubation and...

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Main Authors: Shannon M. Flood, Christina M. Osborne, Blake Martin, S. Christopher Derderian, Erin Stenson, Joseph A. Grubenhoff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pediatrics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8885022
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Summary:The overwhelming majority of pediatric cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection are mild or asymptomatic with only a handful of pediatric deaths reported. We present a case of severe COVID-19 infection in a pediatric patient with signs of hyperinflammation and consumptive coagulopathy requiring intubation and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and eventual death due to ECMO complications.
ISSN:2090-6803
2090-6811

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