Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Adults after Mild SARS-CoV-2 Infection, Japan

In Japan, a 51-year-old man had minimally symptomatic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection. Multisystem inflammatory syndrome was diagnosed ≈5 weeks later; characteristics included severe inflammation, cardiac dysfunction, and IgG positivity. Clinicians should obtain detailed hi...

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Autores principales: Yamada, Yasuhiro, Fujinami, Kaoru, Eguchi, Tadashi, Takefuji, Hiroshi, Mori, Nobuaki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8153873/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33821784
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2706.210728
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Sumario:In Japan, a 51-year-old man had minimally symptomatic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection. Multisystem inflammatory syndrome was diagnosed ≈5 weeks later; characteristics included severe inflammation, cardiac dysfunction, and IgG positivity. Clinicians should obtain detailed history and examine IgG levels for cases of inflammatory disease with unexplained cardiac decompensation.

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