Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children related with 2019 Novel Coronavirus infection

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Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) reported in the United States and European countries is a disease with multi-organ involved symptoms related with 2019 Novel Coronavirus infection, which has never been reported in China Although its symptoms are similar to Kawasaki disease, MIS-C has characteristics of higher frequency in older children and adolescents, gastrointestinal symptoms, haemodynamic instability, myocarditis and elevated inflammatory markers Most of the children need intensive care The pathogenesis and long-term prognosis of the disease need further study Copyright © 2020 by the Chinese Medical Association