Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children in New York State

Abstract

The emergence of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children in New York State coincided with widespread SARS-CoV-2 transmission; this hyperinflammatory syndrome with dermatologic, mucocutaneous, and gastrointestinal manifestations was associated with cardiac dysfunction.

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MedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Systemic inflammatory response syndromeDiseaseSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakPediatricsIntensive care medicineImmunologyInternal medicineVirologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakSepsis

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Year: 2020
Type: article
Volume: 383
Issue: 4
Pages: 347-358
Citations: 1350
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                                    Elizabeth Dufort, 
                                
                                    Emilia H. Koumans, 
                                
                                    Eric J. Chow
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2020). 
                            Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children in New York State. 
                            New England Journal of Medicine
                            , 383
                            (4)
                            , 347-358.
                            https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa2021756
                        

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DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2021756