Unusual Presentation of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura in a Newly Diagnosed Pediatric Patient With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in the Setting of MIS-C.

ABSTRACT

The understanding of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) immune dysregulation is evolving. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystem autoimmune disease with alternations in both innate and adaptive immunity, probably caused by a complex interplay of genetics and environmental exposure with various triggers. A rare hematological complication of SLE as well as recently reported in an adult with COVID-19 is thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. We report a pediatric case with features suggestive of the multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children with coronary artery ectasia, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, and new-onset SLE.