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Objectives: To describe the clinical presentation, phenotype and outcome of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) from a tertiary care center in southern India. Methods: 257 children fulfilling the inclusion criteria of MIS-C were prospectively enrolled from June, 2020 to March, 2022. Results: Median (range) age at presentation was 6 year (35 day to 12 years). Presenting features were fever (98%), vomiting (75.8%), red eyes (63%), rashes (49%), pain abdomen (49%), shock (45.9%), lymphopenia (73%, thrombocytopenia (58.3%) and anemia (45%). 103 (39.7%) children required intensive care admission. Shock phenotype, Kawasaki-like phenotype and no specific phenotype were diagnosed in 45.9%, 44.4%, and 36.6% children, respectively. Left ventricular dysfunction (30.3%), acute kidney injury (13%), acute liver failure (17.4%), and hemophagolymphohistiocytosis (HLH) (13.6%) were the major system involvement in MIS-C. Mitral regurgitation (P=0.029), hyperechogenic coronaries (P=0.006), left ventricular dysfunction (P=0.001) and low ejection fraction (P=0.007) were significantly associated with shock. Overall mortality was 11.7%. Conclusions: Kawasaki-like and shock-like presentation were common in MIS-C. Coronary abnormalities were seen in 118 (45.9%) children. Children with acute kidney injury, HLH, need for mechanical ventilation, and echocardiogram evidence of mitral regurgitation in MIS-C have a poor outcome.
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Objectives To know the clinical presentation and outcome of children with pediatric infammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with SARS-CoV- 2 (PIMS-TS) at a pediatric tertiary care center in Chennai. Methods Clinical and biochemical parameters of 65 children with PIMS-TS treated between July and October 2020 were studied. All children had their COVID RT-PCR and IgG COVID antibodies tests done. Results Mean age of the study group was 5.65±3.68 y. Fever with red eyes, rash, vomiting, abdominal pain, and shock were common presenting features. Sixty percent of the study group had Kawasaki/incomplete Kawasaki features. Sixty-seven percent of the study group had coronary dilatation, 41% presented with shock, and 25% had left ventricular dysfunction. Coronary aneurysms were documented in 58% of the study group (z score more than 2.5). Respiratory presentation with pneumonia was seen in 10%. Four children presented with acute abdomen. Acute kidney injury, acute liver failure, hemolysis, pancytopenia, macrophage activation syndrome, encephalopathy, and multiorgan dysfunction syndrome (MODS) were other features. Forty-three percent required noninvasive oxygen support and 15.4% required mechanical ventilation. Intravenous immunoglobulin (73.8%) and methylprednisolone (49.8%) were used for therapy. Mortality in the study was 6%, which was due to MODS. Conclusions Acute febrile illness with mucocutaneous and gastrointestinal manifestations should have PIMS-TS as a possible diferential diagnosis and needs evaluation with infammatory markers and SARS-CoV-2 antibodies.