PIMS-TS

English

Noun

PIMS-TS (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) Abbreviation of paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2.

Usage notes

Though paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 uses the term "paediatric", there have been cases found in young adults in their early 20s.

Synonyms

  • COVID toes (informal)
  • MIS-C (North America)
  • PMIS (pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome)
  • COVID-19 Kawasaki-like disease
  • COVID-19 Kawasaki-like syndrome

Hypernyms

  • post-infectious inflammatory response syndrome / PIIRS
  • post-infectious inflammatory syndrome

Coordinate terms

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