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Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children: Clinical Features and Management-Intensive Care Experience from a Pediatric Public Hospital in Western India.
Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine 2020 November
BACKGROUND: Multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS) associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) (MIS-C) in children is being increasingly reported across the world.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Children fulfilling the World Health Organization criteria of MIS-C needing pediatric intensive care unit between April 15 and July 26, 2020 were studied.
RESULTS: There were 21 patients with median age of 7 years [interquartile range (IQR) 1.9-12.1], of which 11 were females. SARS-CoV-2 real-time polymerase chain reaction positive in 8/21 and/or antibody positive 16/21. Fever was present in all patients, and gastrointestinal symptoms being second most frequent (16/21). One child had aplastic anemia, while the rest had no comorbidities. Nearly all presented with shock ( n = 20/21) and 90% needed vasoactive drugs with a median Vasoactive Inotropic Score of 40 (IQR 20-95). Thirteen children needed ventilatory support and one needed peritoneal dialysis. Nine children had left ventricular dysfunction and five had dilatation of coronaries on echocardiography. Inflammatory markers C-reactive protein [98 mg/dL (IQR 89-119)], serum ferritin [710 mg/dL (IQR 422-1,609)], and serum interleukin-6 levels [215 ng/L (IQR 43-527)] were uniformly elevated. Eighteen children received pulse methyl-prednisolone, eleven intravenous immunoglobulins, and four tocilizumab. Eighteen children (86%) were discharged home while three died.
CONCLUSION: In our cohort, MIS-C was seen in previously healthy children with fever, gastrointestinal symptoms, and shock. Early and aggressive management of shock and immune modulation with methyl-prednisolone and intravenous immunoglobulin were used.
HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE: Shobhavat L, Solomon R, Rao S, Bhagat I, Prabhu S, Prabhu S, et al. Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children: Clinical Features and Management-Intensive Care Experience from a Pediatric Public Hospital in Western India. Indian J Crit Care Med 2020;24(11):1089-1094.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Children fulfilling the World Health Organization criteria of MIS-C needing pediatric intensive care unit between April 15 and July 26, 2020 were studied.
RESULTS: There were 21 patients with median age of 7 years [interquartile range (IQR) 1.9-12.1], of which 11 were females. SARS-CoV-2 real-time polymerase chain reaction positive in 8/21 and/or antibody positive 16/21. Fever was present in all patients, and gastrointestinal symptoms being second most frequent (16/21). One child had aplastic anemia, while the rest had no comorbidities. Nearly all presented with shock ( n = 20/21) and 90% needed vasoactive drugs with a median Vasoactive Inotropic Score of 40 (IQR 20-95). Thirteen children needed ventilatory support and one needed peritoneal dialysis. Nine children had left ventricular dysfunction and five had dilatation of coronaries on echocardiography. Inflammatory markers C-reactive protein [98 mg/dL (IQR 89-119)], serum ferritin [710 mg/dL (IQR 422-1,609)], and serum interleukin-6 levels [215 ng/L (IQR 43-527)] were uniformly elevated. Eighteen children received pulse methyl-prednisolone, eleven intravenous immunoglobulins, and four tocilizumab. Eighteen children (86%) were discharged home while three died.
CONCLUSION: In our cohort, MIS-C was seen in previously healthy children with fever, gastrointestinal symptoms, and shock. Early and aggressive management of shock and immune modulation with methyl-prednisolone and intravenous immunoglobulin were used.
HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE: Shobhavat L, Solomon R, Rao S, Bhagat I, Prabhu S, Prabhu S, et al. Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children: Clinical Features and Management-Intensive Care Experience from a Pediatric Public Hospital in Western India. Indian J Crit Care Med 2020;24(11):1089-1094.
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