Kawasaki disease and MIS-C share a host immune response.
review · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1038/s41584-022-00820-5 and PMC identifier 9406247.
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Abstract
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) and Kawasaki disease are both hyperinflammatory disorders associated with infectious diseases, but are they distinct syndromes or do they exist along a continuum? A comparison of the host immune response in these illnesses provides surprising new insights.
Medical subject headings
- COVID-19
- Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome