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. 2021 Jul 19:1–2. doi: 10.1017/S1047951121003280

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.