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

• Kawasaki disease