COVID vaccine-associated myocarditis in an 8-year-old patient

COVID vaccine-associated myocarditis was first identified in March 2021. There have been numerous case reports that detail the clinical course of paediatric patients older than age 12 with COVID vaccine-associated myocarditis. There are still very few reports of children between the ages of 5 and 11...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Cardiology in the young 2023-02, Vol.33 (2), p.334-335
Hauptverfasser:	Mehta, Karina, Cohen, Richard, Kelly, Brendan, Grosse-Wortmann, Lars
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age groups Case reports Child Child, Preschool COVID-19 COVID-19 vaccines COVID-19 Vaccines - adverse effects Electrocardiography Emergency medical care General Cardiology Heart diseases Hospitals Humans Immunization Magnetic resonance imaging Myocarditis Myocarditis - chemically induced Myocarditis - diagnosis Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs Pandemics Patients Pediatrics SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Vaccines
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Zusammenfassung:	COVID vaccine-associated myocarditis was first identified in March 2021. There have been numerous case reports that detail the clinical course of paediatric patients older than age 12 with COVID vaccine-associated myocarditis. There are still very few reports of children between the ages of 5 and 11 with COVID vaccine-associated myocarditis. We present an 8 year- old with COVID vaccine-associated myocarditis after his second vaccination against SARS-CoV-2.
ISSN:	1047-9511 1467-1107 1467-1107
DOI:	10.1017/S1047951122002116