First diagnosis of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C): an analysis of PoCUS findings in the ED

First diagnosis of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C): an analysis of PoCUS findings in the ED

Abstract Children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) tend to develop a clinical condition of fluid overload due both to contractile cardiac pump deficit and to endotheliitis with subsequent capillary leak syndrome. In this context, the ability of point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) to simul...

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Main Authors: Angelo G. Delmonaco, Andrea Carpino, Irene Raffaldi, Giulia Pruccoli, Emanuela Garrone, Francesco Del Monte, Lorenzo Riboldi, Francesco Licciardi, Antonio F. Urbino, Emilia Parodi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-09-01
Series:The Ultrasound Journal
Subjects:
SARS-CoV-2 infection
MIS-C
Children
PoCUS
LUS
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13089-021-00243-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13089-021-00243-5

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