INTRODUCTION
SARS-CoV-2 mainly affects adults, many of whom require Intensive Care
Unit (ICU) admission and present significant morbidity and
mortality1. Most children and adolescents present the
infection with mild or without symptoms, but those with medical
histories can be susceptible to more severe forms of
disease2. There are few reported cases of
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) management in pediatric
patients with coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19)3–8.
We present the case of a previously healthy 13-year-old male, diagnosed
with metastatic Ewing’s sarcoma at the same time as developing
catastrophic acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) due to COVID-19.
He was successfully supported by prolonged veno venous-ECMO (VV-ECMO),
while starting chemotherapy.