Table 3.

Clinical Features Distinguishing Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children and Kawasaki Disease (36)

Variable	MIS-C	Kawasaki Disease
Age	Any age	Usually < 5 y
Demographics	Increased incidence in Black and Hispanic patients	Increased incidence in East Asian patients
White blood cell count	Lymphopenia	Lymphocytosis
Platelets	Thrombocytopenia	Thrombocytosis
C-reactive protein	Elevated (> 100 mg/dL)	Elevated but usually < 100 mg/dL
Troponin	Increased	Usually normal
Brain natriuretic peptide	Increased	Usually normal

MIS-C = multisystem inflammatory syndrome.