Key result
IVIG and steroids linked to AFib resolution within 19 hours in a patient with MIS-C.
Why the study?
To report and discuss a case of atrial fibrillation developing as a rare complication in multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children.
Case Report (n=1)
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Atrial fibrillation is a rare complication of MIS-C that may resolve spontaneously following standard anti-inflammatory therapy.
AF may complicate MIS-C; this case extends known cardiac manifestations but leaves open incidence and management.
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is known to represent a hyperinflammatory state with multi-organ involvement. Many cardiac manifestations of MIS-C have been described in the literature, including myopericarditis, congestive heart failure, and arrhythmias. We present a 17-year-old male who initially presented in shock with multi-organ failure and met the diagnostic criteria for MIS-C to develop atrial fibrillation later. Atrial fibrillation resolved after initiating treatment for MIS-C. In this paper, we will discuss arrhythmias linked to MIS-C and will describe the course that our patient followed.
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Hadi et al. (2023) conducted a case report in Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) (n=1). Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) and methylprednisolone was evaluated on Resolution of atrial fibrillation. A 17-year-old male with MIS-C developed atrial fibrillation that spontaneously resolved within 19 hours after initiating treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin and steroids.
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