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Table 1 Epidemiologic characteristics, clinical features, hospitalization, echocardiography findings, treatment modality, and outcome of 904 children with suspected SARS-CoV-2 infection

From: Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) post-COVID-19 in Iran: clinical profile, cardiac features, and outcomes

Characteristic

Value

Age Median (range)

168 (3-206) mo

Age Group Distribution — no. (%)

 

 <1 yr

81 (9)

 1–5 yr

416 (46)

 6–10 yr

271 (30)

 11–15 yr

136 (15)

Sex — no. (%)

 

 Male

650 (72)

 Female

254 (28)

Diagnosis information — no. (%)

 

 Confirmed Cases

138 (15%)

 Confirmed family members

904 (100%)

 Fever — no. (%)

671 (74)

 Median duration of fever (range) — days

3 (1–11)

 Diarrhea — no. (%)

70 (7. 7)

 Sore throat— no. (%)

91 (10.1)

 Coriza symptoms— no. (%)

345 (38.2)

 Abdominal pain— no. (%)

104 (11.5)

 Vomiting— no. (%)

70 (7.75

 Skin rash— no. (%)

14 (1.5)

Bacterial Superinfection

 AOM

20 (2.2)

 ABRS

40 (4.4)

Abnormalities on echocardiography Number. (%)

 Mitral regurgitation

21 (44.4)

 Mild Pericardial effusion

35 (75.6)

 Tricuspid regurgitation

17 (37.8)

 Coronary aneurysm

9 (20)

 Myocarditis

6 (13.3)

Duration of hospitalization Median (range) day

5.7 (2–13)

Treatment

 IVIG

12 (21.8)

 Glucocorticoid

41 (74.5)

ICU Care— no. (%)

7 (12.7)

 Intubation— no. (%)

2 (3.6)

 Death

2 (3.6)

 Remission

53 (96.4)

  1. AOM: Acute Otitis Media, ABRS: Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis