Characteristics and Outcomes of US Children and Adolescents With Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Compared With Severe Acute COVID-19

Leora R. Feldstein, Mark W. Tenforde, Kevin G. Friedman, Margaret M. Newhams, Erica Billig Rose, Heda Dapul, Vijaya L Soma, Aline B. Maddux, Peter M. Mourani, Cindy Bowens,

JAMA · 2021 · 837 citations · 25 references

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Abstract

This case series of patients with MIS-C and with COVID-19 identified patterns of clinical presentation and organ system involvement. These patterns may help differentiate between MIS-C and COVID-19.

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