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ArticleCureus2022

Severe Agitation as an Unusual Presentation of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children.

Mohamed A Ghamry, Korlos Salib, Shereen Henin, Rehab Salah, Monica Dobs

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Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Mohamed A GhamryPediatrics, Al Salam Hospital, Ministry of Health, Port Said, EGY.
Korlos SalibGeneral Practice, El-Demerdash Hospital, Cairo, EGY.
Shereen HeninInternal Medicine/Pediatrics, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences and Psychology, Fairfield, USA.
Rehab SalahCardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha, EGY.
Monica DobsPediatrics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a rare hyperinflammatory syndrome that mainly affects children after a primary infection with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), with the possibility of severe and lethal complications. We report a case of a unique presentation of MIS-C in a four-year-old boy who presented with severe agitation, muscle spasms, and two days of fever. Other findings consistent with MIS-C were revealed later, and he was managed with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) and steroids. He showed a dramatic response of improvement and was discharged. This case report aimed to raise health professionals' awareness about the atypical presentations of MIS-C and the importance of early diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up MIS-C cases to avoid complications affecting children's lives.

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agitationaltered mental statecovid-19high fevermulti-system inflammatory syndrome in children (mis-c)pediatricspediatric sepsispost sars-cov-2 complicationright coronary artery (rca)

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