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A cytokine storm can manifest as a viral-induced haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH). Here, we present a previously healthy 8-year-old boy with newly diagnosed cardiac injury and COVID-19-related HLH syndrome with haemophagocytosis in bone marrow biopsy. After remission of inflammation, the patient underwent a heart transplant due to persistent cardiac failure. The histology of the explanted heart showed only a focal subtle subendocardial inflammation. Three days after transplant, he developed progressive acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) with the rise of inflammatory markers. He unfortunately died after 20 days because of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). 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