Characteristics of COVID-19-associated multisystemic inflammatory syndrome in children treated in a peruvian hospital, 2020-2022

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https://doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2024.413.13736

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COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children, Kawasaki Disease, Intravenous Immunoglobulin

Abstract

This study aimed to describe the characteristics of multisystemic inflammatory syndrome associated with COVID-19 (MIS-C) in the first three years of the pandemic in children in a pediatric hospital in Peru. We conducted an observational, descriptive study with data from 73 patients and described the clinical and laboratory characteristics, treatment and complications according to the wave of the pandemic and whether they had shock. The median age was 6 years,  gastrointestinal and mucocutaneous manifestations were frequent in the three waves. Kawasaki disease-like phenotype was present in 34 (46.6%) patients and 21 (28.8%) patients developed shock. The most commonly used treatment was immunoglobulin (95.9%), followed by acetylsalicylic acid (94.5%) and corticosteroid (86.3%). Five (7%) patients had coronary aneurysm and 17 (23.3%) were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). Patients with shock had greater laboratorial alteration and need for mechanical ventilation. In conclusion, MIS-C has decreased in the first three years of the pandemic, possibly due to COVID-19 vaccination in children.

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2024-09-03

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Atamari-Anahui N, Huby-Muñoz C, Peña-Coello C, Guillen-Buleje D, Gomez-Martinez L, Nuñez-Paucar H, et al. Characteristics of COVID-19-associated multisystemic inflammatory syndrome in children treated in a peruvian hospital, 2020-2022. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica [Internet]. 2024 Sep. 3 [cited 2024 Nov. 21];41(3):301-8. Available from: https://rpmesp.ins.gob.pe/index.php/rpmesp/article/view/13736

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