Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in a male adolescent after his second Pfizer‐BioNTech COVID‐19 vaccine
Qing Chai, Ulrikka Nygaard, Rebecca Catherine Schmidt, Tomás Zaremba, Anne Møller, Camilla Maria Thorvig
Abstract
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS) in children (MIS-C) is a complication of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, while myocarditis is a rare adverse effect to messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) SARS-CoV-2 vaccines, especially in males aged 12-17 years.
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MedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakPediatricsVirologyInternal medicineOutbreakDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)Kawasaki Disease and Coronary ComplicationsHeparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia and ThrombosisSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research