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Syndrome resembling Kawasaki disease in COVID-19 asymptomatic children

Authors :
Suriya Rehman
Tariq Majeed
Mohammad Azam Ansari
Ebtesam A. Al-Suhaimi
Source :
Journal of Infection and Public Health, Vol 13, Iss 12, Pp 1830-1832 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Elsevier, 2020.

Abstract

The current knowledge about the COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease-2019) pandemic is still limited and is unravelling with the passing days, especially clinical data, and research in pediatric age group. Recently, there is a new and crucial development reported recently among the COVID-19 asymptomatic children, a novel syndrome affecting asymptomatic COVID-19 children, presenting as a hyperinflammatory syndrome which is like Kawasaki disease shock syndrome. The purpose of this correspondence is to discuss some important findings of the syndrome for the better understanding of the disease.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
18760341
Volume :
13
Issue :
12
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Journal of Infection and Public Health
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.488aad0480d4df895f5898236093e9e
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2020.08.003