A Case Of Successful ECMO Run In An Immunocompromised Pediatric Patient With Severe COVID-19

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic, while known for severe lung disease of several types and multisystem failure (called COVID-19), usually has a mild or asymptomatic course in children and youth. There is a paucity of data defining the risk factors for severe disease in pediatric patients and how they interact with SARS-CoV-2 infection. A 15-year-old female, with MyD88 immunodeficiency and a suspected COVID-19 exposure, presented to the emergency department with fever, and subsequently tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. …