Similarities and differences between multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children and Kawasaki disease – clinical presentations, laboratory features and treatment

Children infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are mostly asymptomatic or have mild symptoms. However SARS-CoV-2 is also associated with a recently widely reported pediatric systemic vasculitis. This multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is still...

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Main Authors: Marcin Czarkowski, Kamila Gorczyca, Maria Grodkiewicz, Aleksandra Słupczyńska, Weronika Urbaś, Klaudia Podgórska, Aleksandra Puła, Klaudia Artykiewicz, Urszula Krzysiek, Paweł Kozieł, Karolina Raksa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kazimierz Wielki University 2022-12-01
Series:Journal of Education, Health and Sport
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Online Access:https://apcz.umk.pl/JEHS/article/view/41236
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Summary:Children infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are mostly asymptomatic or have mild symptoms. However SARS-CoV-2 is also associated with a recently widely reported pediatric systemic vasculitis. This multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is still poorly understood, further information and studies are urgently needed. MIS-C has features that overlap with many known multisystem inflammatory diseases, especially Kawasaki disease. In this review, we are comparing MIS-C associated with COVID-19 and Kawasaki disease. We are searching for similarities and differences based on clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment. MIS-C jest stosunkowo nowym zespołem chorobowym, związanym z zakażeniem SARS-CoV-2. Nadal wymaga przeprowadzenia dalszych badań z perspektywy globalnej, w celu zrozumienia jego patogenezy, przebiegu i potencjalnych skutków. Chociaż objawy kliniczne MIS-C i KD mogą się pokrywać, wydają się być dwiema odrębnymi jednostkami klinicznymi i możemy spróbować je rozróżnić na podstawie objawów wspomnianych powyżej.
ISSN:2391-8306