COVID-linked multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children diagnosed more in Black and Latino child

(Children's National Hospital) Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) significantly affected more Black and Latino children than white children, with Black children at the highest risk, according to a new observational study of 124 pediatric patients treated at Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C. Researchers also found cardiac complications, including systolic myocardial dysfunction and valvular regurgitation, were more common in MIS-C patients who were critically ill.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news