Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu.
Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu.
Indian Pediatr. 2021 Oct 15;58(10):955-958. doi: 10.1007/s13312-021-2330-3. Epub 2021 Jun 28.
To compare the clinical profile, treatment, and outcomes of PCR-positive and PCR-negative antibody-positive critically ill children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C).
This retrospective observational study was done at a tertiary care coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pediatric intensive care unit in India. The baseline characteristics, clinical profile, treatment, and outcomes in seventeen critically ill children diagnosed with MIS-C were analyzed from 1 July to 31 October, 2020.
Sixteen out of 17 children presented with hypotensive shock and respiratory distress. Mean (SD) age of PCR-negative antibody-positive and PCR-positive children was 11 (4.4) and 5 (3.7) years, respectively (P=0.007). The former group had significantly higher mean (SD) D-dimer levels [16,651 (14859) ng/mL vs 3082 (2591) ng/mL; P=0.02]. All received intensive care management and steroid therapy; 7 children received intravenous immunoglobulin. 14 children survived and 3 died.
The outcome of children with MIS-C was good if recognized early and received intensive care.
比较聚合酶链反应(PCR)阳性和 PCR 阴性抗体阳性的危重症儿童多系统炎症综合征(MIS-C)的临床特征、治疗和结局。
本回顾性观察研究在印度一家三级护理 2019 冠状病毒病(COVID-19)儿科重症监护病房进行。对 2020 年 7 月 1 日至 10 月 31 日期间确诊为 MIS-C 的 17 名危重症儿童的基线特征、临床特征、治疗和结局进行了分析。
17 名儿童中有 16 名出现低血压性休克和呼吸窘迫。PCR 阴性抗体阳性和 PCR 阳性儿童的平均(SD)年龄分别为 11(4.4)岁和 5(3.7)岁(P=0.007)。前者的平均(SD)D-二聚体水平[16,651(14859)ng/ml 比 3082(2591)ng/ml;P=0.02]显著更高。所有患儿均接受重症监护管理和类固醇治疗;7 例患儿接受静脉注射免疫球蛋白治疗。14 例患儿存活,3 例患儿死亡。
如果早期识别并接受重症监护,MIS-C 患儿的结局良好。