SARS-CoV-2-Associated Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in a Child in Uganda: A Paediatric Experience in a Resource-Limited Setting
SARS-CoV-2-associated Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in children (MIS-C) has been described in developed settings that have reported a high burden of COVID-19 cases. However, to date, there are few published cases of MIS-C that have been described in the African region. MIS-C has high morbidity a...
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| author | Thereza Piloya Lydia Nakiyingi Ivan Kimuli James Kayima Joseph Lubega John Sekabira Hellen T. Aanyu |
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| description | SARS-CoV-2-associated Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in children (MIS-C) has been described in developed settings that have reported a high burden of COVID-19 cases. However, to date, there are few published cases of MIS-C that have been described in the African region. MIS-C has high morbidity and even mortality without a prompt diagnosis. We report a case of a 9-year-old girl who presented with typical clinical features of MIS-C in Uganda but had a delay in diagnosis. This case report aims to raise awareness among health providers in similar settings to improve clinical suspicion of MIS-C, facilitate prompt diagnosis and treatment, and thus improve outcomes. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7038d7723bce47ebad08c6a7eeaee4042025-08-20T03:34:01ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66332022-01-01202210.1155/2022/7811891SARS-CoV-2-Associated Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in a Child in Uganda: A Paediatric Experience in a Resource-Limited SettingThereza Piloya0Lydia Nakiyingi1Ivan Kimuli2James Kayima3Joseph Lubega4John Sekabira5Hellen T. Aanyu6Makerere UniversityMakerere UniversityMakerere UniversityMakerere UniversityBaylor College of MedicineMakerere UniversityMulago National Referral HospitalSARS-CoV-2-associated Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in children (MIS-C) has been described in developed settings that have reported a high burden of COVID-19 cases. However, to date, there are few published cases of MIS-C that have been described in the African region. MIS-C has high morbidity and even mortality without a prompt diagnosis. We report a case of a 9-year-old girl who presented with typical clinical features of MIS-C in Uganda but had a delay in diagnosis. This case report aims to raise awareness among health providers in similar settings to improve clinical suspicion of MIS-C, facilitate prompt diagnosis and treatment, and thus improve outcomes.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/7811891 |
| spellingShingle | Thereza Piloya Lydia Nakiyingi Ivan Kimuli James Kayima Joseph Lubega John Sekabira Hellen T. Aanyu SARS-CoV-2-Associated Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in a Child in Uganda: A Paediatric Experience in a Resource-Limited Setting Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | SARS-CoV-2-Associated Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in a Child in Uganda: A Paediatric Experience in a Resource-Limited Setting |
| title_full | SARS-CoV-2-Associated Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in a Child in Uganda: A Paediatric Experience in a Resource-Limited Setting |
| title_fullStr | SARS-CoV-2-Associated Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in a Child in Uganda: A Paediatric Experience in a Resource-Limited Setting |
| title_full_unstemmed | SARS-CoV-2-Associated Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in a Child in Uganda: A Paediatric Experience in a Resource-Limited Setting |
| title_short | SARS-CoV-2-Associated Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in a Child in Uganda: A Paediatric Experience in a Resource-Limited Setting |
| title_sort | sars cov 2 associated multisystem inflammatory syndrome in a child in uganda a paediatric experience in a resource limited setting |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/7811891 |
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