• Sydney Tabaac, Poonam Kothari, and Tara Cassidy-Smith.
• Department of Emergency Medicine, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, New Jersey.
• J Emerg Med. 2021 Apr 1; 60 (4): 531-535.

BackgroundAs the number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases increases globally, more cases of a rare COVID-19-associated disease process are being identified in the pediatric population. This syndrome is referred to as multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). Clinical manifestations of the syndrome vary and include one or a combination of the following: vasodilatory shock, cardiogenic shock, Kawasaki-like disease, cytokine storming, coronary artery dilatation, and aneurysms.Case ReportThis case report describes the presentation, findings, workup, and treatment for a 9-year-old boy diagnosed with MIS-C. WHY SHOULD AN EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN BE AWARE OF THIS?: It is important to recognize MIS-C, as it shares many of the same features as other disease processes, for example, Kawasaki disease and toxic shock syndrome, but has different complications if left untreated.Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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