Reinfection With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Without Recurrence of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children
Emilie P. Buddingh, Ann C. T. M. Vossen, Hildo J. Lamb, Roel L. F. van der Palen, Danielle M. C. Brinkman
Abstract
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children is a rare, potentially life-threatening postinfectious complication in children after severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. It is currently unknown if multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) can recur upon reinfection with SARS-CoV-2. Here, we report on a former MIS-C patient who was reinfected with SARS-CoV-2 without recurrence of MIS-C.
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MedicineCoronavirusImmunologyComplicationRespiratory systemSystemic inflammatory response syndromeSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirusCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)PneumoniaInflammation2019-20 coronavirus outbreakVirologyPandemicAntibodyRespiratory diseasePediatricsInternal medicineRespiratory infectionRespiratory failureKawasaki Disease and Coronary ComplicationsCOVID-19 Impact on ReproductionSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research