A new study has tied the coronavirus pandemic to an increased incidence of an inflammatory syndrome among children in Italy.
Expect more cases of syndrome possibly linked to coronavirus in children, doctors warnParents, hospitals and clinics should expect to see more cases of a mystifying condition that seems to be affecting children after a bout with Covid-19, doctors said Wednesday., appears to be a post-viral syndrome, said Dr. Jeffrey Burns, a critical care specialist at Boston Children’s Hospital who has been coordinating a global group of doctors who compare notes on the condition.
“This multisystem inflammatory syndrome is not directly caused by the virus,” Burns said. “The leading hypothesis is that it is due to the immune response of the patient.”Persistent fever, inflammation and poor function in organs such as the kidneys or heart. Children may also show evidence of blood vessel inflammation, such as red eyes, a bright red tongue and cracked lips.
“There seems to be delayed responses to Covid infections in these kids,” said Dr. Moshe Arditi, a pediatric infectious diseases expert at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. “We can expect that each of the epicenters will see clusters of these emerging roughly four to six weeks later,” Burns said.Burns said. Most don’t even need treatment in the intensive care unit, he said, although a small number have died. “We do have proven treatments that we can use and are using,” he said. They include blood thinners and immune modulators.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Italy Sees Big Jump in Confirmed Coronavirus Cases in Hardest-Hit Lombardy RegionHealth officials are still determining if a partial lifting of lockdown restrictions caused any rise in contagion rates
Read more »
As cases of rare COVID-linked illness in kids rise, Fauci warns much remains unknownThe number of children with a rare and potentially deadly inflammatory condition likely linked to COVID-19 has risen to more than 100 in at least 14 states.
Read more »
Italy gives green light to reopening bars and restaurantsItaly's bars, restaurants, hairdressers and barbers are set to open on May 18 as the government accelerates its plan to relax coronavirus lockdown measures.
Read more »
Schools in Italy, once the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, will reopen in the fallOnce the country with the largest outbreak, Italy now has the fifth-highest number of cases.
Read more »
Italy adopts massive coronavirus economic packageItalian PM Giuseppe Conte today presented a new package of measures worth €55 billion to tackle the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic
Read more »