A Case of Mis-C with Cervical Lymphadenitis and Retropharyngeal Edema

Ashraf, Shaghayegh; Safari, Fatemeh; Abdosalehi, Mohamadreza

doi:10.22038/ijp.2022.65005.4914

A Case of Mis-C with Cervical Lymphadenitis and Retropharyngeal Edema

Document Type : case report

Authors

Shaghayegh Ashraf ¹

Fatemeh Safari ¹

Mohamadreza Abdosalehi ²

¹ Department of Infectious Diseases, Children&#039;s Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

² Department of Infectious Diseases, Children&amp;#039;s Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

10.22038/ijp.2022.65005.4914

Abstract

Recent reports of febrile and inflammatory syndromes have emerged in communities with high levels of Coronavirus infection. The syndrome has been referred to as Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C). Herein, we report a case of a 12- year–old boy with MIS-C, who presented initially with enlarged cervical lymphadenitis and retropharyngeal edema.

Keywords

MIS-C

COVID19

lymphadenitis

retropharyngeal edema