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Unprecedented Cluster of Hyperinflammatory Shock in Kids in U.K., possibly Linked to COVID-19

Reuters Staff  |  

The clinicians note that one week after submitting their correspondence to The Lancet, their ICU has managed more than 20 children with a similar clinical presentation, the first 10 tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 antibody, including the eight described in their Lancet correspondence.

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  1. Riphagen S, Gomez X, Gonzalez-Martinez C, et al. Hyperinflammatory shock in children during COVID-19 pandemic. Lancet. 2020 May 7. pii: S0140-6736(20)31094-1. [Epub ahead of print]

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