Impact of anakinra use on clinical outcomes in children with moderate or severe multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children: a propensity score matched retrospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Esra B. Akkoyun (Author), Zachary Most (Author), Harita Katragadda (Author), Andrew Yu (Author), Lorien Nassi (Author), Nicole Oakman (Author), Sarah Ginsburg (Author), Mia Maamari (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The treatment of children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) related to SARS-CoV-2 infection involves immunomodulatory therapies such as IVIG and steroids. Anakinra, an interleukin-1 receptor inhibitor, has also been used, but its effectiveness is not esta...