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Hyperinflammatory Shock COVID-19 Pandemic

(UK Group)

Coming back to this UK group that first alerted the world about Kawasaki Disease-

like Illness in COVID-19 pandemic. They are from London, where they actually
serviced approximately 2 million children in the centre of London. They presented

8 children with Kawasaki Disease-like Illness [3]. There are more Afro-Carribean. 6
out of 8 were Afro-Carribean descent, 5 boys (more prominent in boys), 4 had
known family history to COVID-19, 2 PCR positive, all were antibody positive. All of

them presented with hyperinflammatory shock, either atypical Kawasaki Disease,
or Kawasaki Toxic Shock Syndrome. 1 child died of an ischaemic stroke, while
another child had a giant coronary aneurysm.