Surveillance of COVID-19-Associated Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children, South Korea.

Choe, Young June; Choi, Eun Hwa; Choi, Jong Woon; Eun, Byung Wook; Eun, Lucy Youngmin; Kim, Yae-Jean; Kim, Yeo Hyang; Kim, Young A; Kim, Yun-Kyung; Kwak, Ji Hee; Lee, Hyuk Min; Lee, Hyunju; Lee, Joon Kee; Park, June Dong; Kim, Eun-Jin; Park, Young Joon; Gwack, Jin; Lee, Sang Won

Choe, Young June; Choi, Eun Hwa; Choi, Jong Woon; Eun, Byung Wook; Eun, Lucy Youngmin; Kim, Yae-Jean; Kim, Yeo Hyang; Kim, Young A; Kim, Yun-Kyung; Kwak, Ji Hee; Lee, Hyuk Min; Lee, Hyunju; Lee, Joon Kee; Park, June Dong; Kim, Eun-Jin; Park, Young Joon; Gwack, Jin; Lee, Sang Won.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 27(4): 1196-1200, 2021 04.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1067635

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ABSTRACT

A concerning development during the coronavirus disease pandemic has been multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children. Reports of this condition in East Asia have been limited. In South Korea, 3 cases were reported to the national surveillance system for multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children. All case-patients were hospitalized and survived with no major disease sequelae.

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COVID-19; Diarrhea; Pleural Effusion; SARS-CoV-2; Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome; Adolescent; COVID-19/blood; COVID-19/complications; COVID-19/diagnosis; COVID-19/epidemiology; COVID-19/physiopathology; COVID-19/therapy; Child; Diagnosis, Differential; Diarrhea/diagnosis; Diarrhea/virology; Exanthema/diagnosis; Exanthema/etiology; Female; Hospitalization; Humans; Leukocytosis/diagnosis; Leukocytosis/etiology; Male; Mitral Valve Insufficiency/diagnosis; Mitral Valve Insufficiency/etiology; Pleural Effusion/diagnosis; Pleural Effusion/etiology; Republic of Korea/epidemiology; SARS-CoV-2/isolation & purification; SARS-CoV-2/pathogenicity; Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome/blood; Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome/diagnosis; Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome/physiopathology; Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome/therapy; Tomography, X-Ray Computed/methods; Treatment Outcome; Ultrasonography/methods; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left/diagnosis; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left/etiology

Keywords

COVID-19; Coronavirus disease; MIS-C; SARS-CoV-2; South Korea; child; inflammation; multisystem inflammatory syndrome; pediatric; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; surveillance; viruses; zoonoses

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pleural Effusion / Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / Diarrhea / SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 Type of study: Diagnostic study / Observational study / Prognostic study Topics: Long Covid Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Emerg Infect Dis Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 2021 Document Type: Article

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