Ami B Shah, Joseph Y Abrams, Shana Godfred-Cato, Amber Kunkel, Teresa A Hammett, Maria A Perez, Hui-Mien Hsiao, Nadine Baida, Christina A Rostad, Wassim Ballan, Kaleo Ede, Federico R Laham, Carol M Kao, Matthew E Oster, Ermias D Belay
BACKGROUND: Clinical management of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) has varied over time and by medical institution. METHODS: Data on patients with MIS-C were collected from 4 children's hospitals between March 16, 2020 and March 10, 2021. Relationships between MIS-C treatments and patient demographics, clinical characteristics, and outcomes were described. Propensity score matching was utilized to assess the relative risk of outcomes dependent on early treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) or low-dose steroids, controlling for potential confounding variables...
November 1, 2023: Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal