Kawasaki-like multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children during the covid-19 pandemic in Paris, France: prospective observational study

Objectives To describe the characteristics of children and adolescents affected by an outbreak of Kawasaki-like multisystem inflammatory syndrome and to evaluate a potential temporal association with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Design Prospective observational study. Setting General paediatric department of a university hospital in Paris,…

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"This present form seems to be more common among children of African ancestry, with predominant acute gastrointestinal symptoms, haemodynamic instability, and myocarditis." A new study of an outbreak of Kawasaki-like multisystem inflammatory syndrome https://t.co/fuYNmPaBvp

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