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Digital amputations in a child with multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C): A case report

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: INTRODUCTION AND IMPORTANCE: Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a late-phase complication of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) featuring systemic hyperinflammation and multi-organ dysfunction. CASE PRESENTATION: We present the clinical features of a three-year-old girl who developed purpura fulminans and Acute Digital Necrosis and amputation while hospitalized for MIS-C. CLINICAL DISCUSSION: Several MIS-C-associated complications are being reported, including arterial and venous thromboembolic events that may lead to amputation of the affected limbs. CONCLUSIONS: This case emphasizes the need for to maintain a constant awareness of the possible thromboembolic MIS-C-related sequelae.

Source: International Journal of Surgery Case Reports

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2025.111011

Authors: Marzieh Davoodi, Seyedeh Narjes Abootalebi

Institutions: Shiraz University, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Language: English

Topic: Kawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,090