Surveillance of COVID-19–Associated Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children, South Korea
Young June Choe, Eun Hwa Choi, Jong Woon Choi, Byung Wook Eun, Lucy Youngmin Eun, Yae‐Jean Kim, Yeo Hyang Kim, Young A Kim, Yun Kyung Kim, Ji Hee Kwak, Hyukmin Lee, Hyunju Lee, Joon Kee Lee, June Dong Park, Eun‐Jin Kim, Young-Joon Park, Jin Gwack, Sang‐Won Lee
Abstract
A concerning development during the coronavirus disease pandemic has been multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children. Reports of this condition in East Asia have been limited. In South Korea, 3 cases were reported to the national surveillance system for multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children. All case-patients were hospitalized and survived with no major disease sequelae.
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PandemicMedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakDiseaseCoronavirusPediatricsSystemic inflammatory response syndromeImmunologyVirologyOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)SepsisInternal medicineKawasaki Disease and Coronary ComplicationsCOVID-19 Impact on ReproductionCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies