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Otolaryngologic manifestations in pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with COVID-19

2021-02-25
(Press-News.org) What The Study Did: This research letter describes the various otolaryngologic manifestations in patients 18 years or younger with pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2.

Authors: Ryan C. T. Cheong, B.Sc.(Hons), M.B.B.S., of the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust in London, United Kingdom, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2020.5698)

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[Press-News.org] Otolaryngologic manifestations in pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with COVID-19