Department of Community Medicine, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
Case Series
Pediatric Heart Complications of Covid-19 during Recent Six Months in Kurdistan / Iran: A Case Series Study
Author(s): Mohsen Shahidi* and Abdorrahim Afkhamzadeh
Introduction: SARS-CoV-2 can infect host cells through ACE2 with possible damage to the myocardium. Likewise, cytokine storm in later stages
of COVID-19 infection may cause progressive inflammatory phenomenon. We reported 12 pediatric patients having different severity of cardiac
complications with history of COVID-19 in themselves or their older family members. In all of these pediatric cases there was a family history of
positive laboratory reports for SARS-CoV-2 infection in older family members.
Methods: This is a case series study. We were being randomly consulted for possible cardiovascular involvement of pediatric COVID-19 patients
in corona intensive care unit. During the past six months, we confronted twelve children from corona intensive care unit with various findings
of myocarditis and/or Kawasaki-like disease o.. Read More»
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