TY - JOUR T1 - Paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 (PIMS-TS): the Evelina Experience JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood JO - Arch Dis Child SP - 1025 LP - 1027 DO - 10.1136/archdischild-2020-319554 VL - 105 IS - 11 AU - Marie White AU - Bianca Tiesman AU - Jennifer Handforth AU - Julia Kenny A2 - , Y1 - 2020/11/01 UR - http://adc.bmj.com/content/105/11/1025.abstract N2 - In the midst of lockdown, just as patient acuity and bed pressures eased, a number of teenagers were transferred to the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) at Evelina London Children’s Hospital for inotropic support in the absence of respiratory involvement or any features of acute Severe acute respiratory syndrome related coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV-2) infection.1 All patients had features of toxic shock syndrome (TSS) but no pathogens were identified despite extensive microbiological investigation. Several new patients presented over the next few days; febrile with high inflammatory markers and multisystem involvement. The unusually high number of cases raised concerns, which were discussed with Public Health England regarding a possible infectious disease cluster with pathogen unknown.Following several discussions with National Health Service England (NHSE) and pan-London tertiary paediatric services who had also seen cases, a consensus was reached that a new clinical phenomenon was being seen across London. It was sufficiently concerning to send out an NHSE alert at the end of April which triggered international discussion.2 Numerous teleconferences later, the emerging condition had a name; paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 (PIMS-TS).3 Since the alert other countries have reported similar cases (figure 1).4 ,5 ,6 Figure 1 Timeline of paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 (PIMS-TS) development.1–4 6–9 NHSE, National Health Service England.Over 6 weeks more than 70 patients were admitted to Evelina London Children’s Hospital who fulfilled criteria for a diagnosis of PIMS-TS.3 The majority of patients were between 9 years and 16 years of age with the youngest presenting at only 3 months. A higher proportion of patients was male, from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups, and had a parent classed as a key worker.All of the patients presented with a history of fever and … ER -