Fifteen Children have been admitted to the hospital in New York City with fatal Kawasaki disease, which is related to coronavirus.
It is a dangerous inflammatory syndrome that has left kids struggling for their lives amidst the ongoing pandemic.
These children were hospitalized in the city between April 17th, 2020, and May 1st, 2020. Out of these fifteen kids, five children have needed medical ventilation, and four children tested positive for COVID-19.
Additionally, six children were identified to have antibodies fighting COVID-19. As of now, no fatalities have been reported.
The link between Kawasaki and COVID-19 has raised serious concerns in the US as well as abroad. The doctors are researching the possibility of how the virus triggers the illness in young children.
Both conditions have similar symptoms like rash, irritability, high fever, etc. These similarities often lead to misdiagnosis of COVID-19 in place of the inflammatory syndrome.
It is critical to treat this condition immediately as it could swell the blood vessels that supply blood to the heart and result in serious health complications.
This health disease emerges in three phases. In the first week, a child experiences high temperature and rash; stomach ache, vomiting, and diarrhea occurs in the second week, and in the third week, the kid feels extremely tired and exhausted.
Young children under the age group of five are most vulnerable to this disease.
Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, who is deputy city health commissioner for disease control, shed light in this situation.
He said that if a child is suspected of having the inflammatory syndrome, the pediatrician should refer to the specialist in pediatric infectious disease, critical care, or rheumatology department immediately.
Early diagnosis, as well as treatment of Kawasaki disease, is imperative to prevent any organ damage or long-term health complications.
A 12-year young girl from Louisiana was diagnosed with this life-threatening disease after her heart stopped for around two minutes. She is among the 5 children who went from being perfectly healthy and active to needing a ventilator in an intensive care unit for straight four days.
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