Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in a Patient with SLE

Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in a Patient with SLE

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was one of the most important infections in the past few years.Although most cases of COVID-19 are mild, serious complications may arise.The multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS) is a rare but severe, yet poorly understood complication of COVID-19.It read more was first described in childhood patients with COVID-19 (MIS-C) but is increasingly reported in adults.

MIS-A may lead to diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma as its manifestations may mimic a flare of the underlying disease and the use of immunosuppressive therapy may further increase the el reformador tequila anejo risk of other infective complications in these patients.However, MIS-A has rarely been reported in patients with pre-existing autoimmune conditions.We hereby present a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus who developed severe MIS-A 6 weeks after a recent SARS-CoV-2 infection.