Steroids or intravenous immunoglobulin as first line in MIS-C in LMICs.

Lancet Rheumatol

Department of Paediatric Rheumatology, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children and Translational Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS2 8BJ, UK.

Published: September 2021

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