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255. Clinical, echocardiographic and electrocardiographic manifestations of COVID-19 multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children in the Dominican Republic

BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has spread globally and millions of infections have occurred. As cases mount, atypical manifestations of COVID-19 and post-infectious complications such as multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) become more likely. MIS-C is a life threatening post-inf...

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Autores principales: Roque, Yori A, Luna, David De, Mena Lora, Alfredo J, Espinal, Kelvin, Peralta, Franzory, Maria, Hilario
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9751912/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofac492.333
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has spread globally and millions of infections have occurred. As cases mount, atypical manifestations of COVID-19 and post-infectious complications such as multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) become more likely. MIS-C is a life threatening post-infectious complication of COVID-19. There is a paucity of data of MIS-C in the Dominican Republic (DR). We seek to understand the clinical manifestations of MISC-C in the DR. METHODS: This is a retrospective review of cases admitted to a pediatric hospital in the Dominican Republic from March 2020 to December 2021. Patients with clinical findings and a diagnosis of MIS-C were included. Echocardiographic (Echo) and electrocardiographic (ECG) changes were reviewed. RESULTS: A total of 16 patients were included in our study, of which 68.75 were male. Ages were 12.5% < 1 years old, 12.5% between 1-4, 62.5% 5-12 and 12.5% over 12. Fever and rash were the most common clinical findings (Figure 1), while 69% had a new abnormality on echo and 50% had new ECG abnormalities. Echocardiographic findings are listed in Figure 2. Clinical findings in patients admitted with MIS-C [Figure: see text] Echo findings [Figure: see text] ECG findings [Figure: see text] CONCLUSION: The clinical manifestation of MIS-C are primarily fever, conjunctivitis, rash and hypotension. Because these findings can be non-specific, a high level of suspicion is needed. With over two thirds of patients with MIS-C showing echocardiographic changes and more than 50% showing ECG changes, these two tests can add significant diagnostic value in the right clinical setting. Clinicians should consider early echocardiography and ECG in patients with possible or suspected MIS-C. DISCLOSURES: All Authors: No reported disclosures.