A new scoring in differential diagnosis: multisystem inflammatory syndrome or adenovirus infection?

Journal: Turkish journal of medical sciences
PMID: 39734335

Abstract

BACKGROUND/AIM: Differentiating multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) from adenovirus infection (AI) can be challenging due to similar clinical and laboratory findings. This study aimed to identify distinguishing characteristics and develop a scoring system to facilitate accurate diagnosis.

Authors

  • Mustafa Gençeli
    Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkiye.
  • Talha Üstüntaş
    Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkiye.
  • Özge Metin Akcan
    Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkiye.
  • Sinan Saylik
    Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkiye.
  • Fatih Ercan
    Department of Pediatric Chest Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkiye.
  • Sevgi Pekcan
    Department of Pediatric Chest Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkiye.
  • Sipil Gençeli
    Department of Pediatrics, Konya City Hospital, Konya, Turkiye.
  • Sevgi Yaşar Durmuş
    Department of Pediatrics Infectious Diseases, Kayseri City Hospital, Kayseri, Turkiye.
  • Mustafa Argun
    Department of Pediatrics Cardiology, Kayseri City Hospital, Kayseri, Turkiye.

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