Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Adults after Mild SARS-CoV-2 Infection,Japan |
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| Authors: | Yasuhiro Yamada Kaoru Fujinami Tadashi Eguchi Hiroshi Takefuji Nobuaki Mori |
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| Institution: | National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan (Y. Yamada, K. Fujinami, T. Eguchi, H. Takefuji, N. Mori);University College London, London, UK (K. Fujinami) |
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| Abstract: | In Japan, a 51-year-old man had minimally symptomatic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection. Multisystem inflammatory syndrome was diagnosed ≈5 weeks later; characteristics included severe inflammation, cardiac dysfunction, and IgG positivity. Clinicians should obtain detailed history and examine IgG levels for cases of inflammatory disease with unexplained cardiac decompensation. |
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| Keywords: | COVID-19 coronavirus disease SARS-CoV-2 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 viruses respiratory infections zoonoses multisystem inflammatory syndrome Japan |
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