How the Immune System Turned Against Itself in Children with MIS-C
A study uncovers how an autoimmune response triggered by COVID-19 leads to multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children.
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How the Immune System Turned Against Itself in Children with MIS-C
A study uncovers how an autoimmune response triggered by COVID-19 leads to multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children.
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Considering Individual Sensitivity to Hypoxia
Even when the oxygen level is normal, inflammation and the reaction to hypoxia are connected; the key is individual sensitivity to hypoxia.
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Biomarker Pattern Found in Children with MIS-C
Children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) have biochemical indicators of cell injury and cell death that are distinct from other children with COVID-19.
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Eight Grants to Fund Rapid Diagnosis of MIS-C
Eight NIH grants will fund research to refine new technologies for rapid diagnosis of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C).
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COVID-19 Vaccine for Children After MIS-C Appears Safe
A study finds no serious complications following COVID-19 vaccine after multisystem inflammatory syndrome, a rare immune condition.
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MIS-C: Symptoms Linger for Some Children After Acute COVID-19
At least two months after hospitalization with acute COVID-19 or multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), more than 25 percent experience persistent symptoms or activity impairment.
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MIS-C: Immunity and Viral Mutation May Diminish Risks of COVID Infection in Children
Covid-19 complications among children are fading with the latest COVID wave and multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) might become a thing of the past.
Read MoreCOVID-19, MIS-C and Kawasaki Disease Share Same Immune Response
As MIS-C rates rose, physicians began to note its similarities to a pre-pandemic illness, Kawasaki disease, which has puzzled pediatricians for more than 50 years.
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Study Suggests How Post-COVID Syndrome, MIS-C, Gets Started in Children
A new study by physicians at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons has identified unique features of MIS-C, a rare but potentially deadly complication of COVID in children, that suggest how the syndrome gets started.
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Spike in Pediatric COVID Could Mean Jump in Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children
While MIS-C is rare, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has documented over 6,400 MIS-C cases and 55 deaths as of January.
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Scientists Search for Cause of MIS-C in Children
Throughout the pandemic, MIS-C has followed a predictable pattern, sending waves of children to the hospital about a month after a covid surge.
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Antibody MIS-C Treatment Works by Depleting Neutrophils
Intravenous immune globulin—a common treatment for multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C)—likely works by depleting immune cells called neutrophils.
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Glucocorticoids Added to IVIG Benefitted MIS-C Patients
Patient with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children treated initially with intravenous immune globulin and glucocorticoids had reduced risk for serious short-term outcomes than those treated with IVIG alone.
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Neck Symptoms Common in MIS-C
Neck inflammation is common in multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, new research in the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society found.
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Study Looks At MIS-C Recovery Time in Children
Many children who develop multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) see their most serious symptoms diminish after six months, new research shows.
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A Large Percentage of Kids with MIS-C Have Neurological Symptoms, Study Finds
Early findings of a small study suggest that children who had coronavirus-linked MIS-C also developed neurological symptoms.
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Scientists Work to Develop Saliva Test for MIS-C
Researchers are investigating if saliva samples contain markers of MIS-C, which could help physicians test earlier and prevent severe disease.
Read MoreA Case Report of Pediatric MIS-C
As cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) continue to rise, a report from USA Today details the account of one 12-year-old boy who became sick with the condition.
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MIS-C Cases Are Climbing in Los Angeles County
A report by the Los Angeles Times describes how the total number of children experiencing multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) is growing in Los Angeles County.
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NIH to Study MIS-C in Children with COVID-19
An NIAID study will enroll at least 250 children and young adults to learn the effects of SARS-CoV-2 and multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C).
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MIS-C Is A Rare But Dangerous Illness Striking Children Weeks After They Get COVID-19
While most children who get COVID-19 develop little more than a mild illness, several hundred have ended up in hospital intensive care units with alarming symptoms that begin appearing weeks after the initial infection.
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