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Covid-19 and Kawasaki disease: Novel virus and novel case.

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Hospital Pediatrics, 10, 537-540. 2020 CE.

Published online 4-7-20; in print in June, 2020. First case report of what became known as Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), sometimes present with Kawasaki disease. This is one of the worst complications of Covid-19 infection in children, disproportionately affecting black and hispanic children.

(Thanks to Juan Weiss for this reference and its interpretation.)

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