Comparison of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C) and Dengue in Hospitalized Children

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OBJECTIVE: Multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) in children is a febrile illness that has overlapping presentation with other locally prevalent illnesses. Clinicolaboratory profile of children admitted with MIS-C and dengue were compared to understand their presentation at the outset.

METHODS: This was a retrospective study of children ≤ 12 y admitted with MIS-C (WHO definition) or laboratory-confirmed dengue between August 2020 and January 2021 at a tertiary center in North India.

RESULTS: A total of 84 children (MIS-C - 40; dengue - 44) were included. The mean (SD) age [83.5 (39) vs. 91.6 (35) mo] was comparable. Rash (72.5% vs. 22.7%), conjunctival injection (60% vs. 2.3%), oral mucocutaneous changes (27.5% vs. 0) and gallop rhythm (15% vs. 0) were seen more frequently with MIS-C, while petechiae [29.5% vs. 7.5%], myalgia (38.6% vs. 10%), headache (22.7% vs. 2.5%), and hepatomegaly (68.2% vs. 27.5%) were more common with dengue. Children with MIS-C had significantly higher C-reactive protein (124 vs. 3.2 mg/L) and interleukin 6 (95.3 vs. 20.7 ng/mL), while those with dengue had higher hemoglobin (12 vs. 10.2 g/dL) lower mean platelet count (26 vs. 140 × 109/L), and greater elevation in aspartate (607 vs. 44 IU/L) and alanine (235.5 vs. 56 IU/L) aminotransferases. The hospital stay was longer with MIS-C; however, PICU stay and mortality were comparable.

CONCLUSION: In hospitalized children with acute febrile illness, the presence of mucocutaneous features and highly elevated CRP could distinguish MIS-C from dengue. The presence of petechiae, hepatomegaly, and hemoconcentration may favor a diagnosis of dengue.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:90

Enthalten in:

Indian journal of pediatrics - 90(2023), 7 vom: 05. Juli, Seite 654-659

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Randhawa, Manjinder Singh [VerfasserIn]
Angurana, Suresh Kumar [VerfasserIn]
Nallasamy, Karthi [VerfasserIn]
Kumar, Mahendra [VerfasserIn]
Ravikumar, Namita [VerfasserIn]
Awasthi, Puspraj [VerfasserIn]
Ghosh, Arnab [VerfasserIn]
Ratho, R K [VerfasserIn]
Minz, Ranjana W [VerfasserIn]
Kumar, Rohit Manoj [VerfasserIn]
Bansal, Arun [VerfasserIn]
Jayashree, Muralidharan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Dengue
Journal Article
MIS-C
PIMS-TS
SARS-CoV-2

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Date Completed 19.06.2023

Date Revised 19.06.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s12098-022-04184-2

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM340400390