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ArticleItalian journal of pediatrics2022

MIS-C and co-infection with P. vivax and P. falciparum in a child: a clinical conundrum.

Michela Scalisi, Salvatore Giordano, Laura Antonella Canduscio, Maria Concetta Failla, Luca Messina, Elisa Sferrazza, Raffaella Rubino, Lucia Siracusa, Veronica Vanella, Antonio Cascio and 1 more

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Article in Italian journal of pediatrics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Pediatric MixedChildren (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Michela ScalisiDivision of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, "G. Di Cristina" Hospital, ARNAS Civico, Palermo, Italy.
Salvatore GiordanoDivision of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, "G. Di Cristina" Hospital, ARNAS Civico, Palermo, Italy.
Laura Antonella CanduscioDivision of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, "G. Di Cristina" Hospital, ARNAS Civico, Palermo, Italy.
Maria Concetta FaillaDivision of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, "G. Di Cristina" Hospital, ARNAS Civico, Palermo, Italy.
Luca MessinaDivision of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, "G. Di Cristina" Hospital, ARNAS Civico, Palermo, Italy.
Elisa SferrazzaDivision of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, "G. Di Cristina" Hospital, ARNAS Civico, Palermo, Italy.
Raffaella RubinoDepartment of Health Promotion, Maternal and Infant Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Lucia SiracusaDivision of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, "G. Di Cristina" Hospital, ARNAS Civico, Palermo, Italy.
Veronica VanellaDivision of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, "G. Di Cristina" Hospital, ARNAS Civico, Palermo, Italy.
Antonio CascioDepartment of Health Promotion, Maternal and Infant Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Claudia ColombaDivision of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, "G. Di Cristina" Hospital, ARNAS Civico, Palermo, Italy. claudia.colomba@libero.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3245-9396
University of Palermo · ITAzienda di Rilievo Nazionale ed Alta Specializzazione · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe ongoing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic represents an unprecedented global health challenge. Many COVID-19 symptoms are similar to symptoms that can occur in other infections. Malaria should always be considered in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection returning from endemic areas. CASE PRESENTATION: We present the first case of multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) and Plasmodium vivax-falciparum and SARS-CoV2 coinfection in children. Despite clearance of parassitaemia and a negative COVID-19 nasopharyngeal PCR, the patient's clinical conditions worsened. The World Health Organization (WHO) criteria were used to make the diagnosis of MIS-C. Treatment with intravenous immunoglobulins and methylprednisolone was effective.

conclusionsThis case emphasizes the importance of considering malaria diagnosis in patients returning from endemic areas, even in the COVID 19 era. Malaria and SARS-CoV2 co-infection may increase the risk of MIS-C, for which early detection is critical for proper management.

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CoinfectionCOVID-19MalariaChildHumansPlasmodium falciparumRNA, ViralSARS-CoV-2Systemic Inflammatory Response SyndromeRNA, ViralCase reportCOVID-19MalariaMultisystem inflammatory syndromeSARS CoV2

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PMID35897103
PMCPMC9327400
OpenAlexW4288751872

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