Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

June 9, 2021

Inflammatory Biomarkers in COVID-19-Associated Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children, Kawasaki Disease, and Macrophage Activation Syndrome: A Cohort Study

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  • Pediatric patients diagnosed with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) (n=19) had higher median concentrations of interferon-induced monokines (CXCL9) compared to patients with Kawasaki Disease (n=9), another hyperinflammatory syndrome, in a cohort study in Ohio.

Rodriguez-Smith et al. (June 9, 2021). Inflammatory Biomarkers in COVID-19-Associated Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children, Kawasaki Disease, and Macrophage Activation Syndrome: A Cohort Study. The Lancet Rheumatology. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2665-9913(21)00139-9