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Vitamin D and morbidity in children with Multisystem inflammatory syndrome related to Covid-19.

Diana Torpoco RiveraAmrit MisraYamuna SanilNatalie SabzghabaeiRaya SafaRichard U Garcia
Published in: Progress in pediatric cardiology (2022)
We describe a potential association between severe vitamin D deficiency and severe disease in children presenting with MIS-C. Severe vitamin D deficiency predisposes patients for cardiovascular involvement and may play a critical role in the host immune response to COVID-19 infection. Future prospective studies at the basic science and clinical level should be pursued to better delineate this association.
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