May 20, 2021

Characteristics Associated With Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Among Adults With SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

Keywords (Tags): clinical characteristics

• In a single-center cohort study of patients hospitalized for acute COVID-19 (n=698), 15 patients were identified with multisystem inflammatory syndrome for adults (MIS-A). The 15 MIS-A patients had acute COVID-19 symptoms, and for MIS-A patients with prior admission for acute COVID-19 (n=3), the median interval between acute COVID-19 admission and MIS-A admission was 23 days. MIS-A patients had a median of 4 organ systems involved. While 5 MIS-A patients required intensive care treatment, no participants died. MIS-A patients were younger than acute COVID-19 patients (median age 45 years vs 57 years).

Davogustto et al. (May 19, 2021). Characteristics Associated With Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Among Adults With SARS-CoV-2 Infection. JAMA Network Open. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.10323