COVID-19–associated multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C): A novel disease that mimics toxic shock syndrome—the superantigen hypothesis
Magali Noval Rivas, Rebecca A. Porritt, Mary Hongying Cheng, İvet Bahar, Moshe Arditi
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MedicineCytokine stormToxic shock syndromeExacerbationSuperantigenSystemic inflammatory response syndromeImmunologyCoronavirusDiseaseSepsisImmune systemCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Internal medicineStaphylococcus aureusInfectious disease (medical specialty)GeneticsT cellBiologyBacteriaKawasaki Disease and Coronary ComplicationsCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesLong-Term Effects of COVID-19