Post COVID-19 multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplant

Impact of COVID19 on children with blood and cancer disorders

“…Another dreaded complication seen in post COVID19 period is multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) which can prove fatal if not treated urgently. Yadav et al report here MIS-C post BMT in 2 children of whom one died ( 8 ). Another case of MIS-C has been reported in a child with acute myeloid leukemia during induction chemotherapy ( 9 ).…”

“…Three children with severe infection died, two due to multiorgan dysfunction and one due to Mucor mycosis ( 7 ). Three other studies reported outcome of another 7 BMT patients with COVID-19 of whom 1 child died ( 4 , 5 , 8 ).…”

“…Now coming to impact of COVID19 on non-malignant hematological conditions in children, in this issue few reports have described this aspect also ( 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 10 , 11 , 12 ). Kakkar et al have reported a cohort of 14 patients with thalassemia and COVID19 patients of whom only 2 needed hospitalisation.…”