| Metadata | |
|---|---|
| ID | DOID:0080711 |
| Name | multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children |
| Definition | A Coronavirus infectious disease that is characterized by a patient aged less than 21 years with fever, laboratory evidence of inflammation, and evidence of clinically severe illness requiring hospitalization, with multisystem organ involvement (cardiovascular, dermatologic, gastrointestinal, hematologic, neurologic, renal, or respiratory) who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 or had exposure to COVID-19. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/children/mis-c.html, https://www.cdc.gov/mis-c/hcp/, https://www.cdc.gov/mis-c/index.html, https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6932e2.htm?s_cid=mm6932e2_x |
| Synonyms |
MIS-C [EXACT] multisystem inflammatory disorder in children and adolescents [EXACT] paediatric inflammatory multisystemic syndrome [EXACT] |
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