[HTML][HTML] Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), a post-viral myocarditis and systemic vasculitis—a critical review of its pathogenesis and treatment

JC McMurray, JW May, MW Cunningham… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
JC McMurray, JW May, MW Cunningham, OY Jones
Frontiers in pediatrics, 2020frontiersin.org
MIS-C is a newly defined post-viral myocarditis and inflammatory vasculopathy of children
following COVID-19 infection. This review summarizes the literature on diagnosis,
parameters of disease severity, and current treatment regimens. The clinical perspective
was analyzed in light of potential immunopathogenesis and compared to other post-
infectious and inflammatory illnesses of children affecting the heart. In this paradigm, the
evidence supports the importance of endothelial injury and activation of the IL-1 pathway as …
MIS-C is a newly defined post-viral myocarditis and inflammatory vasculopathy of children following COVID-19 infection. This review summarizes the literature on diagnosis, parameters of disease severity, and current treatment regimens. The clinical perspective was analyzed in light of potential immunopathogenesis and compared to other post-infectious and inflammatory illnesses of children affecting the heart. In this paradigm, the evidence supports the importance of endothelial injury and activation of the IL-1 pathway as a common determinant among MIS-C, Kawasaki disease, and Acute Rheumatic fever.
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