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10.3390/clinpract11020051
Title: | Case Series of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C) in Children during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic in Latvia |
Authors: | Racko, Iveta Smane, Liene Klavina, Lizete Pucuka, Zanda Roge, Ieva Pavare, Jana Department of Paediatrics |
Keywords: | COVID-19;SARS-CoV-2;multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C);3.2 Clinical medicine;1.6 Biological sciences;3.3 Health sciences;1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database |
Issue Date: | 11-Jun-2021 |
Citation: | Racko , I , Smane , L , Klavina , L , Pucuka , Z , Roge , I & Pavare , J 2021 , ' Case Series of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C) in Children during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic in Latvia ' , CLINICS AND PRACTICE , vol. 11 , no. 2 , pp. 363-373 . https://doi.org/10.3390/clinpract11020051 |
Abstract: | The total number of COVID-19 positive cases in Latvia has escalated rapidly since October 2020, peaking in late December 2020 and early January 2021. Children generally develop COVID-19 more mildly than adults; however, it can be complicated by multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). This case study aims were to assess demographic characteristics and the underlying medical conditions, and clinical, investigative and treatment data among 13 MIS-C patients using electronic medical records. All 13 had acute illness or contact with someone who was COVID-19 positive two to six weeks before MIS-C onset. Only five of the 13 were symptomatic during the acute COVID-19 phase. The median age was 8.8 years; 11/13 patients were male, 10/13 had been previously healthy, and all 13 patients tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 by RT-PCR or antibody testing. The most commonly involved organ systems were the gastrointestinal (13/13), hematologic (13/13), cardiovascular (13/13), skin and mucosa (13/13), and respiratory (12/13) ones. The median hospital stay was 13 (interquartile range, 11 to 18) days; 7/13 patients received intensive care, 6/13 oxygen support, and 5/13 received inotropic support. No deaths occurred. During the current pandemic, every child with a fever should have a clearly defined epidemiological history of COVID-19, a careful clinical assessment of possible multiple organ-system involvement, with a special focus on children with severe abdominal pain and/or skin and mucocutaneous lesions. |
DOI: | 10.3390/clinpract11020051 |
ISSN: | 2039-7275 |
Appears in Collections: | Research outputs from Pure / Zinātniskās darbības rezultāti no ZDIS Pure |
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