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. 2023 Feb 10;379(6632):eabo3627. doi: 10.1126/science.abo3627

Table 2. Demographic and clinical information for MIS-C patients biallelic for deleterious variants of the OAS–RNase L pathway.

IEI, inborn error of immunity; SCV2, SARS-CoV-2; IVIG, intravenous immunoglobulins; ND, not determined; CRP, C-reactive protein; sCD25, soluble IL-2Rα.

Patient P1 P2 P3 P4 P5
IEI (inheritance mode) OAS1 (AR) OAS2 (AR) OAS2 (AR) OAS2 (AR) RNASEL (AR)
Age at MIS-C diagnosis 3 months 3 years 14 years 9 years 4 years
Sex Male Male Female Female Female
Ethnicity Filipino Spanish Turkish Turkish French Canadian
Resident country Spain Spain Turkey Turkey Canada
SCV2 virology Nasal swab PCR (−);
blood PCR (−);
blood anti-SCV2 IgG (+);
blood antigen N (−)
Nasal swab PCR (−);
blood PCR (−);
blood anti-SCV2 IgG (+);
blood antigen N (−)
Nasal swab PCR (−);
blood PCR (ND);
blood total anti-SCV2 (+);
blood antigen N (ND)
Nasal swab PCR (−);
blood PCR (ND);
blood anti-SCV2 IgM and IgG (+);
blood antigen N (ND)
Nasal swab PCR (−);
blood PCR (−);
blood anti-SCV2 IgG (+);
blood antigen N (−)
Hemogram Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal
Increased markers of multiorgan
inflammation
CRP, ferritin, pro-BNP, GM-CSF, IL-1RA, MCP1, sCD25, IL-18, TNF CRP, ferritin, pro-BNP, MCP1, sCD25, IL-1RA, IL-18, TNF CRP, ferritin, troponin Ferritin, troponin, pro-BNP sCD25
TRBV 11-2 expansion (−) (−) ND ND (+)
Clinical presentation Kawasaki-like disease: fever, gastrointestinal symptoms, hepatosplenomegaly, aseptic meningitis with neurological symptoms (irritability), peripheral edema, lymphadenopathy, bilateral coronary aneurysm (Z score +8, +8.7), possible cerebral arterial aneurysm Kawasaki disease: fever, rash, bilateral eyelid edema and erythema, conjunctival hyperemia Kawasaki-like disease: fever, rash, bilateral nonpurulent conjunctivitis, strawberry tongue, abdominal pain, vomiting,dyspnea, mild mitral insufficiency. One and a half months prior,the patient had fever, headache, and sore throat when her mother had COVID-19. The patient developed oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis 5 months after MIS-C. Fever, vomiting, coughing, myocarditis, left ventricular failure, pulmonary edema with paracardiac infiltration, polyneuropathy Kawasaki disease: fever, rash, erythema and edema of the feet,anterior uveitis, cervical lymphadenopathy
Treatment IVIG, aspirin, corticosteroids, anticoagulation therapy IVIG, aspirin IVIG, methylprednisolone, heparin IVIG, pulse steroid, anakinra, mechanical ventilation IVIG
Outcome Recovery Recovery Recovery, but with persistent arthralgia in both knees 1.5 years after MIS-C Recovery Recovery