The emergence of a new cytokine storm during the COVID-19 pandemic: Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children

Kaohsiung J Med Sci. 2021 Mar;37(3):255-256. doi: 10.1002/kjm2.12347. Epub 2021 Jan 5.

Authors

Ming-Chun Yang^{1

2

3}, Ching-Chung Tsai^{1

2

3}, Yu-Tsun Su^{1

2

3}, Jiunn-Ren Wu¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
² College of Medicine, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
³ School of Medicine for International Students, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.

PMID: 33400372
DOI: 10.1002/kjm2.12347

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / complications*
COVID-19 / diagnosis
COVID-19 / epidemiology
COVID-19 / etiology
COVID-19 / immunology
Child
Cytokine Release Syndrome / diagnosis
Cytokine Release Syndrome / etiology*
Cytokine Release Syndrome / immunology
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / diagnosis
Pandemics
SARS-CoV-2*
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / diagnosis
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / etiology*
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / immunology

Supplementary concepts

pediatric multisystem inflammatory disease, COVID-19 related