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COVID-19 and Kawasaki syndrome: should we really be surprised?

A hyperinflammatory response to COVID-19 is being described in children. While this presents, and responds to management, similar to that of Kawasaki Disease it is being coined a new entity. But is it really? We explore how this phenomenon may be Kawasaki Disease with a new trigger.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Loomba, Rohit S., Villarreal, Enrique, Flores, Saul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7322149/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32412400
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1047951120001432
Descripción
Sumario:A hyperinflammatory response to COVID-19 is being described in children. While this presents, and responds to management, similar to that of Kawasaki Disease it is being coined a new entity. But is it really? We explore how this phenomenon may be Kawasaki Disease with a new trigger.