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Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children
Neil Chanchlani, Emily Chesshyre and James W. Hart
CMAJ July 11, 2022 194 (26) E909; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.220384
Neil Chanchlani
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (Chanchlani, Chesshyre, Hart); MRC Centre for Medical Mycology (Chesshyre), University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
MBChB MScEmily Chesshyre
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (Chanchlani, Chesshyre, Hart); MRC Centre for Medical Mycology (Chesshyre), University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
BM DTM&HJames W. Hart
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (Chanchlani, Chesshyre, Hart); MRC Centre for Medical Mycology (Chesshyre), University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children
Neil Chanchlani, Emily Chesshyre, James W. Hart
CMAJ Jul 2022, 194 (26) E909; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.220384
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- Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a hyperinflammatory condition associated with a history of SARS-CoV-2 infection
- Diagnostic criteria include fever and multiorgan involvement
- Suspected or confirmed MIS-C should prompt hospitalization
- Two-thirds of patients will have cardiac involvement
- Most patients recover fully from the hyperinflammatory state
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