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An outbreak of severe Kawasaki-like disease at the Italian epicentre of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic: an observational cohort study

 

An outbreak of severe Kawasaki-like disease at the Italian epicentre of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic: an observational cohort study 
Just out @TheLancet: 
The children with Kawasaki disease from #SARSCoV2
A unique report from Italy comparing this to pre-#COVID19:
the incidence has gone up 30-fold and it is more severe, with more frequent heart involvement, MAS
thelancet.com/journals/lancet 
Since they submitted the paper, the field is moving so fast that now we know these kids are more like Toxic Shock syndrome and NOT Kawasaki Disease like and it is called COVID19 associated Pediatric Muti system Hyperinflammatory Syndrome.  Most responding very well to just IVIG.