Background: Acute fulminant myocarditis in children is associated with elevated mortality and morbidity with few advances in its medical management. Here we report a preliminary experience of children treated with IL-1 receptor antagonist associated with rapid myocardial function recovery.
Methods: A retrospective case series of children admitted in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of the Bicêtre Hospital (AP-HP Paris Saclay University) between April 2020 and January 2022 with acute myocarditis.