Discriminating Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Requiring Treatment from Common Febrile Conditions in Outpatient Settings

To examine whether patients with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) demonstrated well-defined clinical features distinct from other febrile outpatients, given the difficulties of seeing acute care visits during the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemic and the risks associated with both over- and underdiagnosis of MIS-C.

Source: The Journal of Pediatrics - October 13, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Rebecca F. Carlin, Avital M. Fischer, Zachary Pitkowsky, Dori Abel, Taylor B. Sewell, Erika Grun Landau, Steve Caddle, Laura Robbins-Milne, Alexis Boneparth, Josh D. Milner, Eva W. Cheung, Philip Zachariah, Melissa S. Stockwell, Brett R. Anderson, Mark Go Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research