Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with MIS-C and KDSS.
| MIS-C | KDSS | |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 64.5% >5 years of age | 44.7% >5 years of age |
| Race | Hispanic, afro descendant | Hispanic |
| Kawasaki disease features | 40% | 100% |
| GI manifestations | Frequent | Frequent |
| Neurological symptoms | Frequent | Frequent |
| Cardiac involvement | Cardiac failure, valvular regurgitation, pericarditis, coronary artery abnormalities (aneurysms less frequent) | Cardiac failure, valvular regurgitation, pericarditis, coronary artery abnormalities (frequent coronary aneurysms) |
| Albumin | Low | Low |
| D-dímers | Elevated | Elevated |
| Platelets | Low | Low |
| proBNP | Elevated | Elevated |
| Ferritin | Elevated | ¿ |
| Treatment | Corticosteroids, IVIG, infliximab, anakinra, tocilizumab, plasmapheresis, larazotide? | Corticosteroids, IVIG, cyclosporin, plasmapheresis, infliximab, anakinra |
| Mortality | 2% | 6.8% |
KDSS = Kawasaki disease shock syndrome, data are from references 2 and 3; MIS-C = Multisystemic inflammatory syndrome in children.