A 6-Year-Old Boy with COVID-19-Positive Pleural Effusion and Kawasaki-Like Features. (17th March 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yousefzadegan, Sedigheh; Mahmoudabadi, Ramin Zare; Gharehbaghi, Golnaz
• Other Names: Kasapcopur Ozgur Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Case reports in pediatrics. Volume 2021(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-03-17
• Subjects: Pediatrics -- Periodicals; Pediatrics; Pediatrics; Electronic journals; Periodicals; Case Reports; Periodicals; Case Reports; Fulltext; Internet Resources; Periodicals; 618.92
• DOI: 10.1155/2021/8832826
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2090-6803

Abstract

Abstract : The ongoing outbreak of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has exposed many pediatric patients from around the world to coronavirus disease. Although pleural effusions are classified as atypical features of COVID-19 infection, we report a 6-year-old boy who had a positive IgG antibody ELISA test for COVID-19 and presented with respiratory distress, bilateral pleural effusions, and signs and symptoms of multisystem inflammatory syndrome. The RT-PCR test of the pleural fluid specimen was positive for novel coronavirus. To our knowledge, this is the first pediatric report of a COVID-19-positive pleural fluid.