A descriptive study on multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children in a single center in West Michigan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) is a rare hyperinflammatory condition that occurs following SARS-CoV-2 infection. There is a paucity of research describing risk factors, optimal management, and outcomes of this life-threatening condition.

Methods

This is a case series of 26 patients diagnosed with MIS-C in a West Michigan pediatric tertiary care center from April 2020 to February 2021. We describe the clinical, imaging, and laboratory characteristics of these patients and detail their treatments and outcomes with comparisons between Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and non-PICU patients. Categorical testing utilized Chi-square and Fisher's Exact tests. Comparison between groups used T-tests or Kruskal-Wallis.

Results

Fifteen patien

SUBMITTER: Shabab J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8675109 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature