Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children

What this episode covers

<br /> Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) is an evolving clinical entity that is occurring, possibly in association with or following a COVID-19 infection. This episode of PEM Currents expands upon <a href="http://pemcincinnati.com/blog/multisystem-inflammatory-syndrome-in-children-and-covid-19/">a recent PEMBlog post</a>, as well as includes information from two studies published in The Lancet as well as included in a recent CDC webinar. This episode also provides recommendations on lab workup and the evolving criteria for diagnosis and the current case definition from the CDC.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.pemblog.com">PEMBlog</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://twitter.com/PEMTweets">@PEMTweets on Twitter</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://Facebook.com/PEMTweets">The Facebook page</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> References<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="https://emergency.cdc.gov/coca/calls/2020/callinfo_051920.asp?deliveryName=USCDC_1052-DM28623">CDC Webinar: Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Associated with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). May 19, 2020.</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="https://emergency.cdc.gov/han/2020/han00432.asp">CDC Health Alert Network: Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Associated with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Accessed May 15, 2020.</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31094-1/fulltextexternal%20icon">Riphagen et al. Hyperinflammatory shock in children during COVID-19 pandemic. Lancet. 2020. Advance online publication, doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31094</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31103-X/fulltextexternal%20icon">Verdoni et al. An outbreak of severe Kawasaki-like disease at the Italian epicentre of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic: an observational cohort study. Lancet. 2020. Advance online publication, doi: 10.1016/ S0140-6736(20)31129-6</a> <br />