Severe Course of COVID-19 and Long-COVID-19 in Children: Difficulties in Diagnosis

Elena Vasichkina1, Olga Kofeynikova1, Svetlana Fetisova1

  • 1Almazov National Medical Research Centre, St. Petersburg 197341, Russia.

Insights

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) after COVID-19 exposure presents new severe cases. High-risk children require close monitoring for months post-contact with infected individuals.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric infectious diseases
  • Viral pathogenesis
  • Public health

Background:

  • The clinical course of COVID-19 and long COVID in children is not fully understood.
  • Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), a severe post-COVID-19 condition, affects multiple organ systems.
  • Evolving SARS-CoV-2 variants alter COVID-19 and long COVID manifestations in pediatric populations.

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