Update on the COVID‐19‐associated inflammatory syndrome in children and adolescents; paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome‐temporally associated with SARS‐CoV‐2
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Singh-Grewal, DavinderLucas, Ryan
McCarthy, Kristine
Cheng, Allen C
Wood, Nicholas
Ostring, Genevieve
Britton, Philip
Crawford, Nigel
Burgner, David
Abstract
We provide an update on the state of play with regards a newly described inflammatory condition which has arisen during the current SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic. The condition has been named paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with SARS‐CoV‐2 or multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children. This condition has shown significant similarities to Kawasaki disease and toxic shock syndrome.We provide an update on the state of play with regards a newly described inflammatory condition which has arisen during the current SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic. The condition has been named paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with SARS‐CoV‐2 or multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children. This condition has shown significant similarities to Kawasaki disease and toxic shock syndrome.
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2020Licence
OtherFaculty/School
Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney Medical SchoolShare