Child with post Covid complicacy recovers
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 06 2021:
For the first time in Manipur, a 10-year-old boy was diagnosed with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS), a post Covid-19 complication among children, said Mother's Care Children Hospital and Research Centre, Imphal West.
The Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a condition where different body parts become inflamed, including the heart, lungs, kidneys, brain, skin, eyes, or gastro-intestinal organs.
The 10-year-old was admitted to the hospital with fever, severe headache, profound weakness, severe abdominal pain and neck rigidity.
His COVID-19 RT-PCR test was negative at the time of the admission.
However, he developed rashes, redness of eyes, lips and tongue along with enlargement of the lymph nodes in the neck.
The child's left heart function depressed and went into shock.
He was then taken to the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit and suspecting it to be a case of MIS-C, his antibody sample was sent for COVID-19 test.
He was found positive for COVID-19 and his case was confirmed as MIS-C, said the hospital adding the boy has recovered and he was discharged from the hospital yesterday.
This was the first case of MIS-C, which is life threatening.
Most of the children infected with COVID-19 have mild symptoms or are vastly asymptomatic.
However, they may suffer this post Covid complication (MIS-C), said the hospital adding that parents and caregivers should be alert and observant of the possible symptoms as early and optimum intervention are of utmost importance to save these children.
What to do if you think your child is sick with MIS-C?
Contact your child's doctor, nurse, or clinic right away if your child is showing symptoms of MIS-C: fever, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhoea, neck pain, rash, bloodshot eyes, feeling extra tired.
*Not all children will have all the same symptoms.
Seek emergency care right away if your child is showing any of these emergency warning signs of MIS-C or other concerning signs: Trouble breathing, pain or pressure in the chest that does not go away, new confusion, inability to wake or stay awake, bluish lips or face, severe abdominal pain.
(With inputs from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) .