Proceedings Of The 23Rd Paediatric Rheumatology European Society Congress: Part Two

Covid-19 temporally related multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C): una finestra precoce di opportunità terapeutica è una strategia vincente? COVID pediatrico di Palermo

MIS-C and co-infection with P. vivax and P. falciparum in a child: a clinical conundrum.

Abstract Background The ongoing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic represents an unprecedented global health challenge. Many COVID-19 symptoms are similar to symptoms that can occur in other infections. Malaria should always be considered in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection returning from endemic areas. Case presentation We present the first case of multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) and Plasmodium vivax-falciparum and SARS-CoV2 coinfection in children. Despite clearance of parassitaemia and a negative COVID-19 nasopharyngeal PCR, the patient’s clinical conditions worsened. The World Health Organization (WHO) criteria were used to make the diagnosis of MIS-C. Treatment wi…

Hypocomplementemia in children with juvenile idiopatic arthritis treated with tocilizumab: personal records

The relieve of a reduction in complement levels was recently reported in adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis treated with tocilizumab (TCZ). However, there are no data in children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) treated with TCZ.

Local Complications And Adverse Drug Reactions In Paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease