Eastern India Collaboration on Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (EICOMISC): A Multicenter Observational Study of 134 Cases.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Few single center studies from resource-poor settings have reported about the epidemiology, clinical feature and outcome of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). However, larger data from multi-center studies on the same is lacking including from Indian setting.

Methods

This retrospective collaborative study constituted of data collected on MIS-C from five tertiary care teaching hospitals from Eastern India. Children ≤ 15 years of age with MIS-C as per the WHO criteria were included. Primary outcome was mortality.

Results

A total of 134 MIS-C cases were included (median age, 84 months; males constituted 66.7%). Fever was a universal finding. Rash was present in 40%, and conjunctivitis in 71% cases. Gastro-intestinal and respiratory symptoms

SUBMITTER: Nayak S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8963178 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature