Multisystem hyperinflammatory condition has been labeled as a new threat post-COVID-19 infection. This condition is observed in children with prior exposure or infection to SARS-CoV-2. Another fatal threat has surfaced in young adults with COVID-19. A recent study published in Radiology examined the imaging findings of children with the post-COVID-19 inflammatory condition, known as multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C).
The symptoms associated with this syndrome are airway inflammation, coronary artery aneurysms, the rapid development of pulmonary edema, and extensive intra-abdominal inflammatory changes. In April 2020, a well-known hospital in the U.K also experienced a surge in MIS-C cases. Clinical features and lab findings of MIS-C shared some similarities with Kawasaki disease, which is characterized by inflammation in the walls of the blood vessels. The study…
