Regression of Coronary Aneurysms With Intravenous Immunoglobulins and Steroids for COVID-19 Adult Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome.
JACC Case Rep
; 3(4): 581-585, 2021 Apr.
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A multisystem inflammatory syndrome mimicking Kawasaki disease has been increasingly reported, mainly in children, in the context of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). We report on the first case of coronary aneurysm resolution after treatment with steroids and intravenous immunoglobulins in an adult patient with multisystem inflammatory syndrome temporally associated with COVID-19. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.).
COVID-19; COVID-19, coronavirus disease-2019; CRP, C-reactive protein; CT, computed tomography; IVIG, intravenous immunoglobulins; MIS, multisystem inflammatory syndrome; MIS-A, multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults; MIS COVID-19; PIMS-TS, pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; SARS-COV-2; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2; TTE, transthoracic echocardiogram; coronary aneurysms; intravenous immunoglobulin
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