BMJ: Study on the characteristics of Kawasaki-like multi-systemic inflammatory syndrome in children of French children with new crown pneumonia

Recently, researchers in France examined the risk of Kawasaki-like multisystem inflammatory syndrome inchildrennew crown pneumoniapatientsstudy was conducted in general paediatrics at a university hospital in Paris, with 21 Kawasaki patients (age 18 years) admitted from 27 April to 11 May 2020, followed by 15 May 2020The main results of the study were clinical and biological data, imaging and echocardiogram manifestations, treatments, and outcomesVirus testing is carried out with nasopharyngeal swabs and blood IgG antibodies21 children with an average age of 7.9 were admitted to hospital for Kawasaki disease, 12 (57 per cent) of whom were of African descent12 cases (57%) of Kawasaki's shock syndrome and 16 cases of myocarditis (76%)Seventeen (81 per cent) require intensive care support21 patients showed obvious gastrointestinal symptoms early on set of disease, with high levels of inflammatory markers19 cases (90%) had a history of SARS-CoV-2infection(8/21 RT-PCR positive, 19/21 cases positive for IgG antibodies)Twenty-one patients received intravenousimmuno
globulin, and 10 (48%) were treated with corticosteroids at the same time Clinical results were good for all patients During the hospitalization, 5 (24%) patients developed moderate coronary artery dilation By 15 May 2020, after eight days in hospital, all patients were discharged from the hospital and returned home studies suggest that the continuing outbreak of children's in the Paris region and kawasaki-like multi-system inflammatory syndrome in adolescents may be linked to SARS-CoV-2 Most children have gastrointestinal symptoms, Kawasaki disease shock syndrome, for African descent