Leiden University Scholarly Publications

Buddingh, E.P.; Vossen, A.C.T.M.; Lamb, H.J.; Palen, R.L.F. van der; Brinkman, D.M.C. 2021

Reinfection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 without recurrence of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children

Article / Letter to editor

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Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children is a rare, potentially life-threatening postinfectious complication in children after severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)... Show moreMultisystem inflammatory syndrome in children is a rare, potentially life-threatening postinfectious complication in children after severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. It is currently unknown if multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) can recur upon reinfection with SARS-CoV-2. Here, we report on a former MIS-C patient who was reinfected with SARS-CoV-2 without recurrence of MIS-C. Show less