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Cureus
. 2020 Dec 7;12(12):e11961.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.11961.
A Case of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Post-COVID-19 Infection in an Adult
Tasnim Ahsan[SUP] 1 2 3 [/SUP], Bharta Rani[SUP] 1 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
The spectrum of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to evolve as time passes. In the majority of those infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), apart from fever, respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms, involvement of other systems, such as cardiovascular and neurological system has also been described. Association between COVID-19 disease and a multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children and adolescents (MIS-C) has now been well defined. However, in adults there are sparse case reports describing a similar phenomenon. This has led to the development of preliminary case definitions for this disease, based on clinical manifestations, laboratory criteria and recent SARS-CoV-2 exposure or infection. Here we present a case of 28-year-old man who presented with high grade fever, rash, gastrointestinal and neurological symptoms fulfilling the criteria of MIS-C with a prior COVID-19 infection and recovered completely in 6 weeks after receiving steroid therapy.
Keywords: covid 19; multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adult.
. 2020 Dec 7;12(12):e11961.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.11961.
A Case of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Post-COVID-19 Infection in an Adult
Tasnim Ahsan[SUP] 1 2 3 [/SUP], Bharta Rani[SUP] 1 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33425537
- PMCID: PMC7788052
- DOI: 10.7759/cureus.11961
Abstract
The spectrum of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to evolve as time passes. In the majority of those infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), apart from fever, respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms, involvement of other systems, such as cardiovascular and neurological system has also been described. Association between COVID-19 disease and a multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children and adolescents (MIS-C) has now been well defined. However, in adults there are sparse case reports describing a similar phenomenon. This has led to the development of preliminary case definitions for this disease, based on clinical manifestations, laboratory criteria and recent SARS-CoV-2 exposure or infection. Here we present a case of 28-year-old man who presented with high grade fever, rash, gastrointestinal and neurological symptoms fulfilling the criteria of MIS-C with a prior COVID-19 infection and recovered completely in 6 weeks after receiving steroid therapy.
Keywords: covid 19; multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adult.