Hyperinflammatory shock in children during COVID-19 pandemic

Keywords

MedicinePediatricsKawasaki diseaseCardiogenic shockInternal medicine

MeSH Terms

BetacoronavirusCOVID-19Cardiovascular SystemChildCoronavirus InfectionsHumansInflammationPandemicsPneumoniaViralSARS-CoV-2Shock

Affiliated Institutions

Evelina London Children's Healthcare GB

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Year: 2020
Type: letter
Volume: 395
Issue: 10237
Pages: 1607-1608
Citations: 2526
Access: Closed

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                                    Shelley Riphagen, 
                                
                                    Xabier Gomez, 
                                
                                    Carmen González-Martínez
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2020). 
                            Hyperinflammatory shock in children during COVID-19 pandemic. 
                            The Lancet
                            , 395
                            (10237)
                            , 1607-1608.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(20)31094-1
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(20)31094-1
PMID: 32386565
PMCID: PMC7204765

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