Table 1

Case series of children with PIMS-TS

NoAgeSexEthnicityPresenting featuresCOVID-19 testsBloods (CRP;mg/L & Trop; ng/L)TreatmentOutcome
Patient 112MCaucasianFever 4/7, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, rashRT-PCR positiveCRP 74
Trop 576
Intravenous antibiotics
IVIG
Discharged home
Patient 29MAfro-CaribbeanFever 3/7, pain abdomen, rash, conjunctival injectionSerology positiveCRP 127,
Trop 171
Intravenous antibiotics
IVIG
Referred to ID
Patient 315FAfro-CaribbeanFever 5/7, sore throat, hypotensiveSerology positiveCRP 183Intravenous antibiotics, intravenous fluids, epinephrine infusion, IVIGReferred to PICU
Patient 410FAfro-CaribbeanFever 10/7, sore throat, abdominal pain, loose stools, rash, in shock, conjunctival injection, 2 ED visits in 10 daysSerology positive
RT-PCR positive
Leucocytes 22,
CRP 314
Intravenous antibiotics, fluids, epinephrine infusion, IVIG, methylprednisoloneReferred to PICU
Patient 512MAfro-CaribbeanFever 4/7, headache vomiting, neck pain, conjunctival injectionSerology positiveCRP 287Intravenous antibiotics,
IVIG, intravenous methylprednisolone
Discharged home
Patient 611MAfro-CaribbeanFever 3/7, severe abdominal pain
Suspected appendicitis
MRI abdomen mesenteric adenitis
Serology positiveCRP 208Intravenous antibiotics
IVIG, Intravenous methylprednisolone
Discharged home
  • CRP, C reactive protein; ED, emergency department; F, female; ID, infectious diseases; IVIG, intravenous immunoglobulin; M, male; PICU, paediatric intensive care unit; PIMS-TS, paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally related to COVID-19; RT-PCR, reverse transcription PCR; Trop, troponin.