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ArticleFrontiers in pediatrics2022

Case report: Exploring under the tip of the iceberg: A case series of "self-limiting" multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children.

Alessandra Meneghel, Giorgia Martini, Marta Balzarin, Nadia Zabadneh, Michele Fastiggi, Francesca Tirelli, Francesco Zulian

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Article in Frontiers in pediatrics, 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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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Alessandra MeneghelPediatric Rheumatology Unit, Department for Women's and Children's Health, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Giorgia MartiniPediatric Rheumatology Unit, Department for Women's and Children's Health, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Marta BalzarinPediatric Unit, "San Bortolo" Hospital, Vicenza, Italy.
Nadia ZabadnehPediatric Unit, "Ospedali Riuniti Padova Sud" Hospital, Schiavonia, Italy.
Michele FastiggiPediatric Rheumatology Unit, Department for Women's and Children's Health, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Francesca TirelliPediatric Rheumatology Unit, Department for Women's and Children's Health, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Francesco ZulianPediatric Rheumatology Unit, Department for Women's and Children's Health, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy.
University of Padua · ITAzienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti · ITOspedale San Bortolo · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a serious condition triggered by SARS-COV-2 infection, characterized by persistent fever, multiorgan dysfunction, and increased inflammatory markers. It requires hospitalization and prompt treatment, with nearly 60% of the cases needing intensive care and 2% fatality rate. A wide spectrum of clinical characteristics and therapeutic approaches has been reported in MIS-C. We describe a series of four patients with MIS-C, defined according to the current case definitions, with a self-limiting course and no need for immunomodulatory treatment ("self-limiting MIS-C"). Few data about self-limiting MIS-C are available to date and no information on medium- and long-term outcome of this subset of patients has been reported. Although limited in size, our experience provides new insights into the MIS-C syndrome, highlighting an underestimated aspect of the disease that may have significant therapeutic implications.

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case reportCOVID-19multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C)SARS-COV-2self-limiting disease

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