Update on the COVID-19-associated inflammatory syndrome in children and adolescents; paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome-temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2.

Davinder Singh-Grewal Ryan D LucasKristine McCarthyAllen C ChengNicholas WoodGenevieve OstringPhillip N BrittonNigel CrawfordDavid P Burgner

Published in: Journal of paediatrics and child health (2020)

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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respiratory syndrome coronavirus
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coronavirus disease
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young adults