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. 2021 Oct 27;10(9):922-925.
doi: 10.1093/jpids/piab050.

Retropharyngeal Edema and Neck Pain in Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-c)

Elan Jenkins  1   2 , Whitney Sherry  1   2 , Alison G C Smith  3 , Bradley S Rostad  4 , Christina A Rostad  1   5 , Kaitlin Jones  6 , Preeti Jaggi  1   5
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Retropharyngeal Edema and Neck Pain in Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-c)

Elan Jenkins et al. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. .

Abstract

We defined the prevalence of neck pain, trismus, or dysphagia (28.4%) and retropharyngeal edema (2.9%) among 137 patients with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-c). Retropharyngeal edema or phlegmon has been documented radiologically in at least 9 children. Symptoms of neck inflammation are common in MIS-c.

Keywords: COVID; MIS-c; neck pain; pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with COVID-19; retropharyngeal edema.

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