Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults

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Background

  • Rare but severe complication of SARS-CoV-2 infection

Clinical Presentation

  • More common in younger adults than older, and in men than women1
  • Most commonly causes fever (90%)
  • Often causes hypotension, cadiac dysfunction, dyspnea, and diarrhea (>50%)
  • Myocarditis in a third

References

  1. ^  Pragna Patel, Jennifer DeCuir, Joseph Abrams, Angela P. Campbell, Shana Godfred-Cato, Ermias D. Belay. Clinical Characteristics of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Adults. JAMA Network Open. 2021;4(9):e2126456. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.26456.