Two-year follow-up on multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-c): findings from a tertiary paediatric hospital in Latvia.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to assess long-term recovery from multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-c) 24 months after admission. This prospective longitudinal cohort study included 21 children diagnosed with MIS-c according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) criteria and admitted to Children's Clinical University Hospital in Riga. Outpatient follow-up consisted of repeated visits at 3, 6, 12, and 24 months after the acute phase of MIS-c. In addition to the initial interview and physical examination, the patients were asked to perform functional tests (six-minute walking test (6-MWT) and orthostatic intolerance test (OIT)) and complete validated tools (Chalder Fatigue Questionnaire (CFQ-11) and Karolinska Sleep Questionnaire (KSQ)). The median age of the study group was

SUBMITTER: Roge-Gurecka I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12335401 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature