Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children — Initial Therapy and Outcomes

An analysis of surveillance data on inpatients younger than 21 years of age who had multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children and were hospitalized between March 15 and October 31, 2020, showed that initial treatment with IVIG plus glucocorticoids was associated with a lower risk of cardiovascul...

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Veröffentlicht in:The New England journal of medicine 2021-07, Vol.385 (1), p.23-34
Hauptverfasser: Son, Mary Beth F, Murray, Nancy, Friedman, Kevin, Young, Cameron C, Newhams, Margaret M, Feldstein, Leora R, Loftis, Laura L, Tarquinio, Keiko M, Singh, Aalok R, Heidemann, Sabrina M, Soma, Vijaya L, Riggs, Becky J, Fitzgerald, Julie C, Kong, Michele, Doymaz, Sule, Giuliano, John S, Keenaghan, Michael A, Hume, Janet R, Hobbs, Charlotte V, Schuster, Jennifer E, Clouser, Katharine N, Hall, Mark W, Smith, Lincoln S, Horwitz, Steven M, Schwartz, Stephanie P, Irby, Katherine, Bradford, Tamara T, Maddux, Aline B, Babbitt, Christopher J, Rowan, Courtney M, McLaughlin, Gwenn E, Yager, Phoebe H, Maamari, Mia, Mack, Elizabeth H, Carroll, Christopher L, Montgomery, Vicki L, Halasa, Natasha B, Cvijanovich, Natalie Z, Coates, Bria M, Rose, Charles E, Newburger, Jane W, Patel, Manish M, Randolph, Adrienne G
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Zusammenfassung:An analysis of surveillance data on inpatients younger than 21 years of age who had multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children and were hospitalized between March 15 and October 31, 2020, showed that initial treatment with IVIG plus glucocorticoids was associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular dysfunction and a lower incidence of adjunctive therapy use than IVIG alone.
ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJMoa2102605