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
- ^ 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.
