Long-term Health Outcomes After Hospital Discharge Among Children Hospitalized for MIS-C or COVID-19, September 29, 2021, to June 21, 2022.
Esther M EllisAmber KunkelJoseph Y AbramsAmi B ShahAnna YousafTeresa A HammettJong-Ha ChoiMaria A PerezHui-Mien HsiaoChristina A RostadFederico R LahamCarol M KaoDavid A HunstadMatthew E OsterAngela P CampbellErmias D BelayPublished in: The Pediatric infectious disease journal (2024)
Approximately 20% of children with MIS-C and COVID-19 continued to have symptoms including fatigue and headache >1 year after hospital discharge. The duration of these findings emphasizes the importance of providers following patients until sequelae have resolved.