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This study aims to identify the diagnostic markers that may be used to discriminate between MIS-C versus endemic tropical infections, namely dengue and scrub typhus, which frequently occur in endemic areas. A retrospective study was conducted in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) of a tertiary care center in New Delhi, India between 2020 and 2023. Comparative analysis of 33 children diagnosed with MIS-C was done versus 77 children with five endemic tropical infections\u2014dengue, scrub typhus, typhoid fever, malaria, and leptospirosis. Rash [63.63% vs. 31.64% (P\u2009=\u20090.005)], conjunctival redness [63.63% vs. 8.86% (P\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001)], and altered sensorium [45.45% vs. 22.78% (P\u2009=\u20090.031)] were seen in a greater proportion of MIS-C cases than those with tropical infections. C-reactive protein (CRP) (mg\/dl) was significantly higher in children with MIS-C versus those with tropical infections [176.1 (112.61, 198.32) vs. 9.25 (24.05, 69.38), P \u2264 0.001]. Ferritin and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) were observed to be significantly higher in children with tropical infections compared to those with MIS-C. Using multivariable logistic regression analysis, the odds of having a rash were higher among children with MIS-C than those with dengue [OR\u2009=\u20098.07 (95% CI: 1.22\u201353.48, P\u2009=\u20090.03)]; followed by altered sensorium [OR\u2009=\u200916.04 (95% CI: 2.06\u2013124.62, P\u2009=\u20090.008)]; myocardial involvement [OR\u2009=\u20097.18 (95% CI: 1.12\u201345.93, P\u2009=\u20090.037)]; and CRP (&amp;gt;50\u2009mg\/dl) [OR\u2009=\u200917.59 (95% CI: 2.69\u2013114.92, P\u2009=\u20090.003)]. The findings of our study suggest that several clinical and laboratory measures could potentially distinguish between patients with severe MIS-C and endemic tropical infections. Clinical markers such as rash, altered sensorium, myocardial involvement, and shock were seen in a greater proportion of cases with MIS-C. Inflammatory markers such as CRP were higher in children with MIS-C, whereas ferritin and LDH were higher in dengue, scrub typhus, typhoid fever, malaria, and leptospirosis.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1093\/tropej\/fmaf022","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,13]],"date-time":"2025-06-13T23:57:57Z","timestamp":1749859077000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Distinguishing the overlapping features of severe multi-inflammatory syndrome in children from severe dengue, scrub typhus and other endemic tropical infections\u2014a comparative study from a tertiary care pediatric intensive care unit"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"71","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1692-9474","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Arpita","family":"Chattopadhyay","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatrics, Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya , New Delhi, 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