Understanding SARS-CoV-2-related multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children

A new multisystem inflammatory syndrome apparently related to infection with SARS-CoV-2 has recently been reported in older children (known as MIS-C), manifested by severe abdominal pain, cardiac dysfunction and shock. Here, I discuss the similarities and differences between MIS-C and Kawasaki disea...

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Autor principal: Rowley, Anne H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7296515/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32546853
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41577-020-0367-5
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description A new multisystem inflammatory syndrome apparently related to infection with SARS-CoV-2 has recently been reported in older children (known as MIS-C), manifested by severe abdominal pain, cardiac dysfunction and shock. Here, I discuss the similarities and differences between MIS-C and Kawasaki disease, focusing on their epidemiology, aetiology and pathophysiological mechanisms.
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spelling pubmed-72965152020-06-16 Understanding SARS-CoV-2-related multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children Rowley, Anne H. Nat Rev Immunol Comment A new multisystem inflammatory syndrome apparently related to infection with SARS-CoV-2 has recently been reported in older children (known as MIS-C), manifested by severe abdominal pain, cardiac dysfunction and shock. Here, I discuss the similarities and differences between MIS-C and Kawasaki disease, focusing on their epidemiology, aetiology and pathophysiological mechanisms. Nature Publishing Group UK 2020-06-16 2020 /pmc/articles/PMC7296515/ /pubmed/32546853 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41577-020-0367-5 Text en © Springer Nature Limited 2020 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7296515/
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