Can Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Be Managed in the Outpatient Setting? An EHR-Based Cohort Study From the RECOVER Program.
Ravi JhaveriRyan WebbHanieh RazzaghiJulia SchuchardAsuncion MejiasTellen D BennettPei-Ni JoneDeepika ThackerGrant S SchulertColin RogersonJonathan D CogenL Charles BaileyChristopher B ForrestGrace M LeeSuchitra RaoPublished in: Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (2023)
Using electronic health record data combined with primary chart review, we identified seven children across nine participant pediatric medical centers with a diagnosis of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) managed exclusively as outpatients. These findings should raise awareness of mild presentations of MIS-C and the option of outpatient management.