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VOLUME 25 , ISSUE 8 ( August, 2021 ) > List of Articles

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

MIS-C is a Clinically Different Entity from Acute COVID-19 in Adults

Vyom Aggarwal, Mohan Kundal

Keywords : Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM), Guillain Barre Syndrome, Multisystem inflammatory syndrome children (MIS-C)

Citation Information : Aggarwal V, Kundal M. MIS-C is a Clinically Different Entity from Acute COVID-19 in Adults. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021; 25 (8):954-955.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23927

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 12-08-2021

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2021; The Author(s).


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