Frontiers in Pediatrics (Jun 2022)

Case Report: Anterior Scleritis Presenting as a Primary Ocular Manifestation in Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children With COVID-19

  • Daisuke Matsubara,
  • Daisuke Tamura,
  • Yuka Kasuya,
  • Yoshitaka Mizobe,
  • Mami Hiwada,
  • Mitsuru Seki,
  • Shinji Makino,
  • Takanori Yamagata

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2022.943652
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10

Abstract

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Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a newly defined hyperinflammatory disease linked to antecedent coronavirus disease 2019. Patients with MIS-C present with various symptoms, and ocular findings such as mild bilateral conjunctivitis are relatively common. However, detailed descriptions of severe ocular reports associated with MIS-C are scarce in the current literature. Here we report a case of MIS-C in a Japanese boy, with severe eye manifestations in the form of anterior scleritis as the primary MIS-C symptom. Detailed ocular examinations by ophthalmologists may be key for clarifying the pathophysiology of MIS-C.

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