New Onset of Hepatic Steatosis Post-Severe Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C): A Case Report

Rossella Sica, Serena Pennoni, Laura Penta, Giuseppe Di Cara and Alberto Verrotti
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Rossella Sica: Department of Pediatrics, University of Perugia, 06132 Perugia, Italy
Serena Pennoni: Department of Pediatrics, University of Perugia, 06132 Perugia, Italy
Laura Penta: Department of Pediatrics, University of Perugia, 06132 Perugia, Italy
Giuseppe Di Cara: Department of Pediatrics, University of Perugia, 06132 Perugia, Italy
Alberto Verrotti: Department of Pediatrics, University of Perugia, 06132 Perugia, Italy

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 13, 1-7

Abstract: The emergence of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C) following SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and adolescents provided a new diagnostic and management challenge as there is limited knowledge about this condition and its natural history. In existing literature on MIS-C, there are currently no data about long-term outcomes. We report the case of a 14-year-old boy, with no significant past medical history, who presented a condition of multiorgan dysfunction due to MIS-C, after a SARS CoV-2 infection, and subsequent clinical-laboratory signs of hepatic steatosis at short-term follow-up. The case suggests how hepatic steatosis may be a possible sequela following SARS-CoV-2 infection, MIS-C and its medical treatment. Therefore, a close and long-term follow-up is needed to establish the pathophysiology and the evolution of this condition in patients following MIS-C.

Keywords: MIS-C; SARS-CoV-2; hepatic steatosis; ultrasonography; transaminases (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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