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SARS-CoV-2 Triggering Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Secondary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in a 3-Year-Old Child With Down Syndrome.
Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society - 30 Apr 2021
Kim-Hellmuth Sarah, Hermann Matthias, Eilenberger Julia, Ley-Zaporozhan Julia, Fischer Marcus, Hauck Fabian, Klein Christoph, Haas Nikolaus, Kappler Matthias, Huebner Johannes, Jakob André, von Both Ulrich
Abstract excerpt
Down syndrome (DS) predisposes to severe immunologic reaction secondary to infectious triggers. Here, we report a pediatric DS patient with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who developed a hyperinflammatory syndrome, severe acute respiratory distress syndrome, and secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis requiring pediatric intensive care unit admission and treatment with steroids, intravenous...
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