Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) and retropharyngeal edema: A case series

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is thought to follow SARS-CoV-2 infection and presents with fever and multisystem dysfunction. We report three children with suspected MIS-C found to have retropharyngeal edema without evidence of a bacterial etiology. We raise the possibility th...

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Autores principales: Daube, Ariel, Rickert, Scott, Madan, Rebecca Pellett, Kahn, Philip, Rispoli, Joanne, Dapul, Heda
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier B.V. 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7931672/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33752089
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijporl.2021.110667
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Sumario:Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is thought to follow SARS-CoV-2 infection and presents with fever and multisystem dysfunction. We report three children with suspected MIS-C found to have retropharyngeal edema without evidence of a bacterial etiology. We raise the possibility that an association between MIS-C and retropharyngeal edema exists.

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