RESUMEN
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a rare but severe post-infectious complication of SARSCoV- 2 that seems to occur most frequently two to six weeks after infection. MIS-C can present very similarly to Kawasaki's disease (KD) with symptoms such as a skin rash in addition to a prolonged fever. Here we present a case of a 12-year-old African American/Black female with incomplete KD presenting similarly to MIS-C. The patient presented with prolonged fever, eventually worsening to shock and cardiac dysfunction. We further review the similarities and differences between incomplete KD and MIS-C. Due to their similarities, it is important to keep these diagnoses on the differential when a child presents with a prolonged fever.
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COVID-19 , Síndrome Mucocutáneo Linfonodular , Síndrome de Respuesta Inflamatoria Sistémica , Humanos , Femenino , Síndrome Mucocutáneo Linfonodular/diagnóstico , Síndrome Mucocutáneo Linfonodular/complicaciones , Niño , Síndrome de Respuesta Inflamatoria Sistémica/diagnóstico , Síndrome de Respuesta Inflamatoria Sistémica/etiología , COVID-19/complicaciones , COVID-19/diagnóstico , Diagnóstico DiferencialRESUMEN
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a rare, potentially life-threatening parasitic infection endemic in many developing countries where pig farming and pork consumption are popular. The rates of neurocysticercosis could increase in the U.S. due to the influx of immigration from Central and South America, sub-Saharan Africa, and parts of Asia. Careful evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment is needed to prevent complications from the disease. We present a case of neurocysticercosis which presented as an unresponsive adult female in a rural South Dakota healthcare facility.