Severe COVID-19, multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, and Kawasaki disease: immunological mechanisms, clinical manifestations and management

Abstract Multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) is a pediatric hyperinflammation disorder caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). It has now been reported from several countries the world over. Some of the clinical manifestations of MIS-C mimic Kawasaki disease (KD) shock syndrome. MIS-C develops 4–6 weeks following SARS-CoV-2 infection, and is presumably initiated by adaptive immune response. Though it has multisystem involvement, it is the cardiovascular manifestations that are most prominent. High titres of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies are seen in these patients. As this is a new disease entity, its immunopathogenesis is not fully elucidated. Whether it has some overlap with KD is still unclear. Current treatment guidelines recommend use of intravenous immunoglobulin and high-dose corticosteroids as first-line treatment. Mortality rates of MIS-C are lower compared to adult forms of severe COVID-19 disease..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:41

Enthalten in:

Rheumatology international - 41(2020), 1 vom: 21. Nov., Seite 19-32

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kabeerdoss, Jayakanthan [VerfasserIn]
Pilania, Rakesh Kumar [VerfasserIn]
Karkhele, Reena [VerfasserIn]
Kumar, T. Sathish [VerfasserIn]
Danda, Debashish [VerfasserIn]
Singh, Surjit [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Coronavirus disease 2019
Hyperinflammation
Kawasaki disease (KD)
Kawasaki-like disease
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C)

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© Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2020

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10.1007/s00296-020-04749-4

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SPR042694841