Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  Distributed via the CDC Health Alert Network
  
  May 14, 2020, 4:45 PM ET
  
  CDCHAN-00432
  
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is providing 1) background information on several cases of a recently reported multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); and 2) a case definition for this syndrome. CDC recommends healthcare providers report any patient who meets the case definition to local, state, and territorial health departments to enhance knowledge of risk factors, pathogenesis, clinical course, and treatment of this syndrome.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Child Coronavirus Infections COVID-19 Inflammation Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
• Source:
  HAN ; 432
• Series:
  Health Alert Network
• Document Type:
  HAN Health Advisory
• Genre:
  Guidance
• Issue:
  432
• Collection(s):
  Health Alert Network (HAN)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:96f457e952f509708c1028b589cee4ecf23d4ebdd716f7200ec25d05d9e6d921c05eb1c098dabc76ba5d22efddf76caada4a445873ece57ef162001ea0e2609a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/87989/cdc_87989_DS1.pdf
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