Has MIS-C changed the way you approach a febrile child? I know I struggle to understand this new disease. Fortunately Dr. Natasha Nakra, a Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist, joins us this month to clarify what we know about MIS-C, when we should think about it, and what we should do.

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Host:

Dr. Julia Magaña, Assistant Professor of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at UC Davis

Guest:

Dr. Natasha Nakra, MS Associate professor of pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist at UC Davis 

Resources: 

Nakra, N.A.; Blumberg, D.A.; Herrera-Guerra, A.; Lakshminrusimha, S. Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Review of Clinical Presentation, Hypothetical Pathogenesis, and Proposed Management. Children 2020, 7, 69.

CDC Multi-inflammatory syndrome: for healthcare providers.

https://www.cdc.gov/mis-c/hcp/index.html