Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children: Is there a linkage to Kawasaki disease?

Since 1967, researches have hunted for an etiology for Kawasaki Disease (KD). Meanwhile, the 2019 Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic has produced a strange new illness termed multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) and raised hopes that a cause for KD may be identified. This curre...

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Autores principales: Loke, Yue-Hin, Berul, Charles I., Harahsheh, Ashraf S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Inc. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7370900/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32702413
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tcm.2020.07.004
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Sumario:Since 1967, researches have hunted for an etiology for Kawasaki Disease (KD). Meanwhile, the 2019 Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic has produced a strange new illness termed multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) and raised hopes that a cause for KD may be identified. This current review paper discusses KD and its potential connection to pediatric COVID-19 and MIS-C illness.

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