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Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Adults after Mild SARS-CoV-2 Infection, Japan

Authors :
Yasuhiro Yamada
Kaoru Fujinami
Tadashi Eguchi
Hiroshi Takefuji
Nobuaki Mori
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 27, Iss 6, Pp 1740-1742 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2021.

Abstract

In Japan, a 51-year-old man had minimally symptomatic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection. Multisystem inflammatory syndrome was diagnosed ≈5 weeks later; characteristics included severe inflammation, cardiac dysfunction, and IgG positivity. Clinicians should obtain detailed history and examine IgG levels for cases of inflammatory disease with unexplained cardiac decompensation.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040, 10806059, and 95762612
Volume :
27
Issue :
6
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.7c957626127e4dd2a73bb622f7860b53
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2706.210728