Evaluation of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Cases: Clinical Features and Cardiologic Findings

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a disease characterized by hyperinflammation with multiple organ involvement that develops after COVID-19 infection. In this study, we aimed to assess the clinical characteristics, cardiologic findings, and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) results of MIS-C cases. Thirty-one patients diagnosed followed up at Eskişehir Osmangazi University Faculty Medicine between November 2020 June 2022 were included study. The epidemiological characteristics cardiological findings evaluated retrospectively. Fifty-five percent thirty-one cases male mean age was 102 (2-204) months. most common presenting symptoms fever, rash, conjunctivitis, abdominal pain. left ventricular dysfunction, myocarditis, coronary artery dilatation. Cardiac MRI performed 4 8 severe no pathologic noted. Patients who had hypotension cardiogenic shock time admission, high ferritin, D-dimer, IL -6 levels on laboratory tests, dysfunction myocarditis echocardiography rate ICU admission. degree cardiovascular important following determining treatment regimen. All should be monitored for possible permanent damage. Although can lead serious, life-threatening manifestations, early diagnosis appropriate prevent risk serious morbidity mortality future.