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. 2021 Jan;10(1):121–135. doi: 10.21037/tp-20-188

Table 2. Clinical manifestations of patients with MIS-C from the included case series (case number ≥10).

Clinical manifestations Frequency (range) ES (95% CI) References
Symptoms
   Fever 100% NA (4,14,16,22-26,28)
   Gastrointestinal symptoms (abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea) 60% to 100% 84% (77%, 90%) (4,14,16,22,24-26,28)
   Rash 50% to 81% 65% (57%, 74%) (4,14,16,23-26,28)
   Conjunctivitis 30% to 94% 64% (47%, 82%) (4,14,16,23-26,28)
   Changes of the lips or oral cavity 25% to 87% 59% (43%, 76%) (4,14,16,24-26,28)
   Hand and feet anomalies 16% to 68% 44% (16%, 72%) (4,23,24,28)
   Lymphadenopathy 10% to 60% 37% (21%, 54%) (4,16,23-26,28)
   Neurological symptoms (headache, confusion, meningeal signs) 26% to 56% 34% (26%, 42%) (4,14,16,23-25)
   Asthenia 27% to 100% 31% (15%, 47%) (16,22,25)
   Respiratory symptoms (cough, rhinorrhea, dyspnoea) 12% to 34% 25% (14%, 36%) (16,23-25)
Clinical phenotypes
   Shock 43% to 100% 60% (47%, 73%) (14,16,23-26,28)
   KDSS 44% to 57% 51% (37%, 65%) (4,24,28)
   KD 22% to 63% 45% (27%, 63%) (4,16,23,24,28)
   Acute kidney failure 16% to 70% 42% (22%, 62%) (14,23,24,26,28)
   IKD 22% to 53% 37% (25%, 49%) (4,16,22-24,28)
   MAS 56% [5/9] NA (4)
Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection
   Serology 53% to 100% 86% (78%, 95%) (4,14,16,22-26,28)
   RT-PCR and/or serology 78% to 100% 85% (77%, 93%) (14,16,23,25,28)
   RT-PCR 13% to 69% 36% (26%, 46%) (4,14,16,22-26,28)

ES, effect size; CI, confidence interval; KDSS, Kawasaki disease shock syndrome; KD, Kawasaki disease; IKD, incomplete Kawasaki disease; MAS, macrophage activation syndrome; RT-PCR, reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; NA, not applied.