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Case Reports
. 2020 Jul 13;9(3):393-398.
doi: 10.1093/jpids/piaa069.

Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children During the Coronavirus 2019 Pandemic: A Case Series

Kathleen Chiotos  1   2   3 , Hamid Bassiri  2   3 , Edward M Behrens  4 , Allison M Blatz  2 , Joyce Chang  3   4 , Caroline Diorio  5 , Julie C Fitzgerald  1   3 , Alexis Topjian  1   3 , Audrey R Odom John  2   3
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Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children During the Coronavirus 2019 Pandemic: A Case Series

Kathleen Chiotos et al. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. .

Abstract

We present a series of 6 critically ill children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children. Key findings of this syndrome include fever, diarrhea, shock, and variable presence of rash, conjunctivitis, extremity edema, and mucous membrane changes.

Keywords: COVID-19; Kawasaki disease; SARS-CoV-2; multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children.

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