New coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in an initially healthy teenager — focus on acute myocardial injury
https://doi.org/10.22627/2072-8107-2025-24-2-55-59
Abstract
Objective: to demonstrate a clinical case of fulminant COVID-19 in a teenager without comorbid pathology. The article presents a clinical case of a fulminant course of a new coronavirus infection in a 16-year-old teenager with the development of multiple organ failure (bilateral polysegmental pneumonia, grade 2 respiratory failure, cardiovascular and renal-hepatic insufficiency). The emphasis is placed on heart damage with the development of acute myocardial damage, which is confirmed by high levels of troponin I and pericarditis.
Conclusion: the described clinical case demonstrates the development of multiple organ failure and death in an initially healthy child. The development of acute myocardial injury is shown.
About the Authors
V. V. Sokolovskaya
Smolensk State Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Smolensk
A. A. Litvinova
Smolensk State Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Smolensk
A. V. Krikova
Smolensk State Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Smolensk
R. S. Kozlov
Smolensk State Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Smolensk
A. V. Shnyreva
Smolensk State Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Smolensk
E. A. Zhilina
Smolensk State Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Smolensk
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Sokolovskaya V.V., Litvinova A.A., Krikova A.V., Kozlov R.S., Shnyreva A.V., Zhilina E.A. New coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in an initially healthy teenager — focus on acute myocardial injury. CHILDREN INFECTIONS. 2025;24(2):55-59. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22627/2072-8107-2025-24-2-55-59
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