What is known? Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may lead to severe inflammatory response and cytokine storm. More than 200 patients with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children and adolescents (MIS-C) temporally related to COVID-19 infection have been reported. Anti-Tumor necrosis factor-α therapy with infliximab is effective for the induction and maintenance of remission in pediatric Crohn's disease patients. What is new? Higher levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines can be seen in patients with inflammatory bowel disease and cytokine storm associated with COVID-19 infection than are reported in either inflammatory bowel disease or with COVID-19 alone. Infliximab therapy can effectively treat both pediatric Crohn's disease and MIS-C temporally associated with COVID-19 infection.
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