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Table 4 The echocardiography and abdominal sonography findings of pediatric patients with hyper-inflammatory features after COVID-19

From: Methylprednisolone pulses as an initial treatment in hyperinflammatory syndrome after COVID-19 in children: evaluation of laboratory data, serial echocardiography and outcome: a case series

 

Patients (N = 31)

Echocardiography 1

 

 Coronary ectasia

6 (19.4%)

 Coronary aneurysm

2 (6.4%)

 Valvulitis

2 (6.5%)

 Myocarditis

1 (3.2%)

 Pericarditis

2 (6.5%)

 C. ectasia + Valvulitis

3 (9.7%)

 C. ectasia + Valvulitis + Pericarditis

1 (3.2%)

 Normal

14 (45.2%)

Echocardiography 2

 

 Coronary ectasia

4 (12.9%)

 Coronary aneurysm

2 (6.4%)

 Valvulitis

1 (3.2%)

 Myocarditis

0

 Pericarditis

0

 C. ectasia + Valvulitis

1 (3.2%)

 C. ectasia + Myocarditis

1 (3.2%)

 C. ectasia + Valvulitis + Pericarditis

2 (6.4%)

 Normal

20 (64.5%)

Echocardiography 3

 

 Coronary ectasia

2 (6.4%)

 Coronary aneurysm

1 (3.2%)

 Valvulitis

0

 Myocarditis

0

 Pericarditis

0

 Normal

28 (90.3%)

Abdominal sonography

 

 Serositis

6 (19.4%)

 Mesenteric adenitis

1 (3.2%)

 Terminal ileitis

3 (9.7%)

 Hepatomegaly

1 (3.2%)

 Hydrops of gallbladder + Serositis

2 (6.5%)

 Terminal ileitis + Serositis

1 (3.2%)

 Mesenteric adenitis + Serositis

1 (3.2%)

 Serositis + Mesenteric adenitis + Terminal ileitis

2 (3.2%)

 Normal

14 (45.2%)

  1. Echocardiography 1: were done at first day of admission. Echocardiography 2: were done 2–3 days after treatment. Echocardiography 3: follow up echocardiography were done 1–2 weeks after discharge
  2. CNS Central Nervous System