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PIMS is a severe inflammatory shock in children that can occur several weeks after a coronavirus infection and can be life-threatening. The exact cause of the disease was previously unknown. Researchers at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Leibniz Institute German Rheumatism Research Center (DRFZ) now report in the journal Nature that in affected children, a previously existing, dormant infection with the Epstein-Barr virus becomes reactive and triggers an excessive inflammatory reaction. These findings open up new treatment options, possibly not only for PIMS.
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