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Editor, Senior Moderator
Br J Dermatol
. 2021 Nov 29.
doi: 10.1111/bjd.20907. Online ahead of print.
Cutaneous manifestations of PIMS-TS: a single centre experience
K Dear[SUP] 1 [/SUP], C Psomadakis[SUP] 1 [/SUP], S Dost[SUP] 1 [/SUP], N Lalagianni[SUP] 1 [/SUP], J Oldham[SUP] 1 [/SUP], A Hew[SUP] 1 [/SUP], J Kenny[SUP] 2 [/SUP], S Riphagen[SUP] 2 [/SUP], D Greenblatt[SUP] 1 [/SUP], C Flohr[SUP] 1 [/SUP], W Abdelrahman[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection (PIMS-TS) is defined as 'a child presenting with persistent fever, inflammation and evidence of single or multi-organ dysfunction with additional features which include a rash'.[SUP]1[/SUP] The World Health Organisation's (WHO) definition further includes a 'rash or bilateral non-purulent conjunctivitis or muco-cutaneous inflammation signs'.[SUP]2[/SUP] Previously reported mucocutaneous manifestations (MCM) in PIMS-TS have been vague. This study aimed to delineate the MCM of children presenting with PIMS-TS in more detail.
. 2021 Nov 29.
doi: 10.1111/bjd.20907. Online ahead of print.
Cutaneous manifestations of PIMS-TS: a single centre experience
K Dear[SUP] 1 [/SUP], C Psomadakis[SUP] 1 [/SUP], S Dost[SUP] 1 [/SUP], N Lalagianni[SUP] 1 [/SUP], J Oldham[SUP] 1 [/SUP], A Hew[SUP] 1 [/SUP], J Kenny[SUP] 2 [/SUP], S Riphagen[SUP] 2 [/SUP], D Greenblatt[SUP] 1 [/SUP], C Flohr[SUP] 1 [/SUP], W Abdelrahman[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34842283
- DOI: 10.1111/bjd.20907
Abstract
Paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection (PIMS-TS) is defined as 'a child presenting with persistent fever, inflammation and evidence of single or multi-organ dysfunction with additional features which include a rash'.[SUP]1[/SUP] The World Health Organisation's (WHO) definition further includes a 'rash or bilateral non-purulent conjunctivitis or muco-cutaneous inflammation signs'.[SUP]2[/SUP] Previously reported mucocutaneous manifestations (MCM) in PIMS-TS have been vague. This study aimed to delineate the MCM of children presenting with PIMS-TS in more detail.