Taponamiento cardíaco y hemorragia intracerebral en un niño con la COVID-19: Reporte de un Caso

La enfermedad por coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) es una pandemia segun declaraciones de la Organizacion Mundial de la Salud Afecta tanto a la poblacion adulta como pediatrica;sin embargo, la mayor informacion publicada corresponde a los primeros, generando una brecha de conocimiento con respecto a los ninos El compromiso pulmonar parece ser la manifestacion mas frecuente de la enfermedad, aunque se han reportado afecciones extrapulmonares como derrame pericardico y enfermedades cerebrovasculares en adultos;sin embargo, segun nuestra revision ninguna ha sido reportada en ninos Presentamos el caso de un paciente varon de 7 anos con antecedentes de asma y sobrepeso que presento la COVID-19, fue hospitalizado a traves del servicio de emergencia por neumonia y evoluciono con insuficiencia respiratoria que requirio soporte ventilatorio invasivo Durante su hospitalizacion presento taponamiento cardiaco y hemorragia intracerebral con evolucion desfavorable y desenlace fatal The new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is actually a pandemic according to the World Health Organization It affects both the adult and pediatric population, however the most published information correspond to the first one, generating a knowledge gap regarding children Pulmonary involvement appears to be the most frequently manifestation of the disease, although extrapulmonary complications such as pericardial effusion and cerebrovascular diseases have been reported in adults, and according to our review none have been reported in children We present a case of a 7 year old patient with previous history of asthma and overweight that present COVID-19, and was admitted through the pediatric emergency department for pneumonia and developed a respiratory failure that requires ventilatory support During its hospitalization presents cardiac tamponade and intracerebral hemorrhage with adverse evolution and fatal outcome