Retropharyngeal Edema and Neck Pain in Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-c)
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Elan Jenkins; Whitney Sherry; Bradley S. Rostad; Kaitlin Jones; Alison Smith; Preeti Jaggi; Christina A. Rostad
- Source
- J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc
- Subject
- 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
medicine.medical_specialty
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
Inflammation
Trismus
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Phlegmon
030225 pediatrics
Edema
medicine
otorhinolaryngologic diseases
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Child
Neck pain
Neck Pain
business.industry
General Medicine
medicine.disease
Dysphagia
Dermatology
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
Infectious Diseases
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Brief Reports
medicine.symptom
business
- Language
- English
We defined the prevalence of neck pain, trismus, or dysphagia (28.4%) and retropharyngeal edema (2.9%) among 137 patients with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-c). Retropharyngeal edema or phlegmon has been documented radiologically in at least 9 children. Symptoms of neck inflammation are common in MIS-c.