New-Onset Ocular Myasthenia after Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children.

Yavuz, Pinar; Demir, Osman Oguz; Ozsurekci, Yasemin; Ozen, Seza; Anlar, Banu; Haliloglu, Goknur

Yavuz, Pinar; Demir, Osman Oguz; Ozsurekci, Yasemin; Ozen, Seza; Anlar, Banu; Haliloglu, Goknur.

Yavuz P; Division of Pediatric Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Demir OO; Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Ozsurekci Y; Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Ozen S; Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Anlar B; Division of Pediatric Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Haliloglu G; Division of Pediatric Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address: gtuncer@hacettepe.edu.tr.

J Pediatr ; 245: 213-216, 2022 06.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1696725

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Neurologic complications have been associated with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, possibly involving autoimmune mechanisms. Here, we report a 6-year-old girl who developed myasthenia 11 weeks after severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection and 8 weeks after the onset of severe multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children.

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COVID-19; COVID-19/complications; Child; Female; Humans; Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome

Keywords

COVID-19; MIS-C; myasthenia; new-onset

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Type of study: Case report Topics: Long Covid Limits: Child / Female / Humans Language: English Journal: J Pediatr Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: J.jpeds.2022.02.046

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