PIMS-TS
English
Noun
PIMS-TS (uncountable)
- (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
- Kawasaki disease