Pediatr Dermatol . Perineal desquamation: An early sign of the Kawasaki disease phenotype of MIS-C

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Pediatr Dermatol


. 2020 Nov 22.
doi: 10.1111/pde.14462. Online ahead of print.
Perineal desquamation: An early sign of the Kawasaki disease phenotype of MIS-C


Daniel R Mazori ¹ , Kristina M Derrick ¹ , Urvi Kapoor ² , Minoti Haribhai ² , Ramon E Gist ³ , Sharon A Glick ¹



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• PMID: 33222290
• DOI: 10.1111/pde.14462

Abstract

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a syndrome associated with coronavirus disease 2019. Various phenotypes of MIS-C have been described including Kawasaki disease (KD). Although perineal desquamation is a known early sign of KD, to our knowledge, this rash has not yet been described in the KD phenotype of MIS-C. In this article, we report two patients in whom perineal desquamation was an early clue for the KD phenotype of MIS-C.

Keywords: COVID-19; Kawasaki disease; MIS-C; Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children; coronavirus disease 2019; perineal desquamation; skin of color.