HIGHLIGHTS This study examined the early psychological correlates associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown in an older adult sample. Regardless of mental status, depressive and avoidant style were the most prevalent in this older adult sample. Interventions need to be tailored to alleviate dysfunctional coping strategies and their progression to mental illness.

A public health emergency, as the COVID-19 pandemic, may lead to shortages of potentially life-saving treatments. In this situation, it is necessary, justifiable and proportionate to have decision tools in place to enable healthcare professionals to triage and prioritise access to those resources. An ethically sound framework should consider the principles of beneficence and fair allocation. Scientific Societies across Europe were concerned with this problem early in the pandemic and published guidelines to support their professionals and institutions. This article aims to compare triage policies from medical bodies across Europe, to characterise the process of triage and the ethical values, principles and theories that were proposed in different countries during the first outbreak of COVID-19.

Hyperimmunoglobulinaemia D syndrome (HIDS) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the mevalonate kinase (MVK) gene, located on chromosome 12. The most common mutation identified in MVK gene so far is V377I. Compound heterozygotes that include this variant may exhibit a more severe phenotype of the disease and homozygotes are rarely found in clinical practice probably they express a milder phenotype. HIDS is a chronic autoinflammatory disease characterised by recurrent febrile episodes, associated with lymphadenopathies, abdominal pain, rash and arthritis. These flares can be triggered by vaccination, minor trauma, surgery and stress.We report a case of a 2-year-old girl who had recurrent attacks of fever associated with cervical lymphadenopathy, macular erythematous skin rash, abdominal pain and aphthous ulcers in the mouth. The patient was found to excrete elevated amounts of urinary mevalonic acid and a homozygous V337I mutation in the MVK gene was identified.