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Editor, Senior Moderator
J Emerg Med
. 2021 Apr 7;S0736-4679(21)00108-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2021.02.007. Online ahead of print.
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in an Adult
Mary-Kate Amato[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Christopher Hennessy[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Kaushal Shah[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Jeffrey Mayer[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Background: Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children is a phenomenon that has emerged during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. There are, however, few reported cases of a similar disease in adults.
Case report: We describe a 25-year-old man who presented with prolonged fever and conjunctivitis and was found to have a post-COVID inflammatory syndrome. His symptoms improved with colchicine, steroids, and a truncated course of intravenous immunoglobulin. WHY SHOULD AN EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN BE AWARE OF THIS?: Post-COVID inflammatory syndrome has the potential to lead to dangerous complications. In addition, the identification of occult COVID infections could have public health implications.
Keywords: COVID-19; MIS-A; MIS-C; inflammatory syndrome.
. 2021 Apr 7;S0736-4679(21)00108-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2021.02.007. Online ahead of print.
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in an Adult
Mary-Kate Amato[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Christopher Hennessy[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Kaushal Shah[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Jeffrey Mayer[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33838966
- DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2021.02.007
Abstract
Background: Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children is a phenomenon that has emerged during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. There are, however, few reported cases of a similar disease in adults.
Case report: We describe a 25-year-old man who presented with prolonged fever and conjunctivitis and was found to have a post-COVID inflammatory syndrome. His symptoms improved with colchicine, steroids, and a truncated course of intravenous immunoglobulin. WHY SHOULD AN EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN BE AWARE OF THIS?: Post-COVID inflammatory syndrome has the potential to lead to dangerous complications. In addition, the identification of occult COVID infections could have public health implications.
Keywords: COVID-19; MIS-A; MIS-C; inflammatory syndrome.