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Paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome

  • Posted By
    10Pointer
  • Categories
    Science & Technology
  • Published
    28th Aug, 2020
  • A small number of children with COVID-19 have shown paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome (PIMS-TS).
  • The rare syndrome causes severe inflammation in blood vessels and can lead to heart damage.
  • In the acute stage of PIMS-TS, children have raised levels of cytokines (molecules associated with the immune system) and reduced levels of white blood cells (lymphocytes).
  • By the time the children recovered, the immune system changes gradually returned to normal.

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