COVID-19 and pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome (PIMS)

In this podcast, Dr. Rae Yeung talks about a 10-year-old boy who was diagnosed with pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome (PIMS) temporally associated with COVID-19. This syndrome, which goes by many names, has a wide spectrum that can include prolonged fever, classic features of Kawasaki disease, cardiac dysfunction, and gastrointestinal, neurologic, and/or renal involvement. Dr. Yeung discusses how she and her team treated the boy, what the ongoing management strategies are and what is currently known about PIMS associated with COVID-19. Dr. Yeung is a pediatrician, professor of paediatrics, immunology and medical science at the University of Toronto, and a senior scientist in cell biology research at The Hospital For Sick Children in Toronto. She co-authored a Practice Case article published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.201600 Podcast transcript: //www.cmaj.ca/transcript-201600 ----------------------------------- Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.