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Editor, Senior Moderator
Clin Immunol
. 2020 Dec 7;108646.
doi: 10.1016/j.clim.2020.108646. Online ahead of print.
Kawasaki or Kawasaki-like disease? A debate on COVID-19 infection in children
Mohammad-Salar Hosseini[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Kawasaki disease (KD) is an inflammatory syndrome which is generally observed among children. Considering the significant number of COVID-19-positive children presenting with the manifestations of typical/atypical KD, it has been mentioned as a possible complication of COVID-19 infection among the children. However, many of the reported cases did not completely fill the clinical diagnostic criteria, which has made some researchers use the term "Kawasaki-like disease" instead of KD for this state. The current manuscript aims to review the key studies in the field, address the ongoing conflict, and indicate the objectives requirements of the further studies.
Keywords: Covid-19; Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome; Multisystem inflammatory disease; Pediatric; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
. 2020 Dec 7;108646.
doi: 10.1016/j.clim.2020.108646. Online ahead of print.
Kawasaki or Kawasaki-like disease? A debate on COVID-19 infection in children
Mohammad-Salar Hosseini[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33301883
- DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2020.108646
Abstract
Kawasaki disease (KD) is an inflammatory syndrome which is generally observed among children. Considering the significant number of COVID-19-positive children presenting with the manifestations of typical/atypical KD, it has been mentioned as a possible complication of COVID-19 infection among the children. However, many of the reported cases did not completely fill the clinical diagnostic criteria, which has made some researchers use the term "Kawasaki-like disease" instead of KD for this state. The current manuscript aims to review the key studies in the field, address the ongoing conflict, and indicate the objectives requirements of the further studies.
Keywords: Covid-19; Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome; Multisystem inflammatory disease; Pediatric; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.