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ArticleBMC pediatrics2024

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) post-COVID-19 in Iran: clinical profile, cardiac features, and outcomes.

Ali Hoseininasab, Reza Sinaei, Mohammad Mehdi Bagheri, Maryam Ahmadipour, Reza Derakhshan, Mohammad Javad Najafzadeh, Fatemeh Karami Robati, Maedeh Jafari, Sarehossadat Ebrahimi, Mohammad Ali Jafari

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Ali HoseininasabResearch Center of Tropical and Infectious Diseases, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Reza SinaeiDepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Mohammad Mehdi BagheriCardiovascular Research Center, Institute of Basic and Clinical Physiology Sciences, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Maryam AhmadipourDepartment of Pediatrics, Afzalipour Faculty of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Reza DerakhshanSchool of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Mohammad Javad NajafzadehSchool of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Fatemeh Karami RobatiClinical Research Development Unit, Afzalipour Hospital, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Maedeh JafariDepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran. mjafari@kmu.ac.ir.
Sarehossadat EbrahimiDepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Mohammad Ali JafariDepartment of Veterinary Basic Sciences, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Kerman University of Medical Sciences · IRIslamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch · IR

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Abstract

backgroundIn April 2020, an association between multisystem inflammatory syndromes (MIS-C) was observed in children with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection (SARS-CoV-2). Most patients had heart involvement alone, and most patients had pericardial effusion. This study aimed to express and emphasize cardiac involvement in pediatric patients with respiratory symptoms who were diagnosed with COVID-19.

methodsThis study was conducted in July 2021 in Kerman province, Southeastern Iran, during a notable surge in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections. The study included 904 pediatric patients diagnosed with COVID-19. Data collection involved a comprehensive assessment of clinical symptoms and manifestations. Patients with fever lasting more than five days were admitted to the hospital. Echocardiography was utilized for cardiac involvement diagnosis, with 47 patients undergoing this diagnostic procedure.

resultsOf the 904 patients, most of them had high fevers (74%). Fifty-five patients had a fever for more than five days and were hospitalized. Of the 47 patients who underwent echocardiography, 45 (81%) had heart involvement. In 75% of patients, pericardial effusion was the only cardiac involvement. Patients with pericardial effusion were treated with dexamethasone up to 3 mg every 8 h for 72 h.

conclusionsMIS-C has a wide range of clinical symptoms. In cases where the fever is prolonged and there are gastrointestinal symptoms, physicians have clinical suspicion to diagnose this syndrome. Most cases of pericardial effusion are alone and improve with treatment with glucocorticosteroids.

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COVID-19Pericardial EffusionChildFeverHumansIranSARS-CoV-2Systemic Inflammatory Response SyndromeCOVID-19Pediatric multisystem inflammatory diseasePediatricsPericardial effusion

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