Paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome
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10Pointer
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Science & Technology
- Published
28th Aug, 2020
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- 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.
