The first case of COVID-19 was detected in Dec 2019, in China. The disease shortly evolved into a pandemic and imposed an unparalleled health and social burden on mankind. Severe forms of COVID-19 mainly affect adults, especially the elderly and those with comorbidities. We report a severe case of COVID-19 in a previously healthy 12-year-old female who was admitted to the emergency room on May 26, 2020, with fever, abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea. During the hospital stay, she tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 and developed multiple organ failure and catastrophic thrombotic events resulting in bilateral amputation of legs and fingers. She was discharged from the hospital for outpatient follow-up after 107 days. By the time this report was written, the patient was undergoing prosthesis prescription and training and regaining her independence to walk.
O primeiro caso de covid-19 foi detectado em dezembro de 2019, na China. A doença rapidamente evoluiu para uma pandemia e trouxe um fardo social e de saúde sem paralelo para a humanidade. As formas graves de covid-19 afetam principalmente adultos, especialmente idosos com comorbidades. Relatamos um caso grave de covid-19 em uma paciente de 12 anos de idade, previamente saudável, que deu entrada no pronto-socorro em 26/05/2020 com febre, dores abdominais, vômitos e diarreia. Durante a investigação, apresentou teste positivo para SARS-CoV-2 e evoluiu com falência múltipla de órgãos e eventos trombóticos catastróficos, resultando em amputação bilateral de pernas e quirodáctilos. Ela recebeu alta hospitalar para acompanhamento ambulatorial após 107 dias. No momento da redação deste relato, a paciente estava sendo submetida a protetização e recuperando marcha independente.
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; amputation; case report; children; thrombosis.
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