Source: VAERS.HHS.GOV
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Patient is a 9yo adopted male without significant past medical history. His two adoptive mother's are now separated and he spends time between both homes. Patient had suspected COVID 19 infection in November 2020 (not lab confirmed but symptomatic). He has not had clinically apparent COVID 19 infection in 2021 to mother's knowledge, but did have exposure to neighbor with symptoms consistent with COVID 19 (though their testing was reportedly negative) around the end of November 2021. Patient was vaccinated with his first dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on 12/17/21. Starting 12/20/21 he began to experience lethargy, abdominal pain, some emesis, diarrhea, subjective fever (no temp taken), malaise, decreased oral intake. He was under care at one parent's home. He was seen by PCP who recommended supportive care measure for suspected viral illness. On 12/24 he returned to the care of his other parent's home. He was then taken to the hospital for evaluation and found to have work up consistent with MIS-C.
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| RECVDATE: | 24 December 2021 |
| CAGE_YR: | 9 |
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| DIED: | |
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| L_THREAT: | |
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| HOSPITAL: | Y |
| HOSPDAYS: | 1 |
| X_STAY: | |
| DISABLE: | |
| RECOVD: | U |
| LAB_DATA: | WBC 15.3; hgb 8.8; platelet 270, 78% neutrophils 14.7% lymphocytes; NA 127, K 3.3, Cl 92, CO2 22, BUN 15, Cr 0.7, Glucose 126, Ca 8.5, Tpro 5.7, Albumin 3.3, total Bili 0.6 (direct 0.2), AST 44, ALT 25, AlkPhos 92 BNP: 1163, Hs Toponin 194.34 (normal <45), Ferritin 971, CRP 164 mg/L, Procal 7.74 ng/mL; Fibrinogen 542 (normal <400); Echocardiogram with mild left ventricular dysfunction |
| V_ADMINBY: | PVT |
| OTHER_MEDS: | none reported |
| CUR_ILL: | Suspected COVID exposure end of November |
| HISTORY: | none |
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| FORM_VERS: | 2 |
| TODAYS_DATE: | 24 December 2021 |
| BIRTH_DEFECT: | |
| OFC_VISIT: | Y |
| ER_ED_VISIT: | Y |
| ALLERGIES: | none |
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