Half of children who develop inflammatory syndrome linked to COVID-19 have suffer hallucinations and brain damage Researchers looked at 46 pediatric patients diagnosed with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) MIS-C is a condition in which different body parts become inflamed and is linked to children infected with COVID-19 Of the 46 children diagnosed with … Read more
HALF of children who develop inflammatory syndrome linked to COVID-19 have neurologic symptoms including hallucinations and brain damage Researchers looked at 46 pediatric patients diagnosed with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) MIS-C is a condition in which different body parts become inflamed and is linked to children infected with COVID-19 Of the 46 children … Read more
Hundreds of men may be living with a potentially deadly condition just discovered by National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists. The new disease, dubbed VEXAS, causes recurring blood clots, fevers, inflammation and lung damage – in men, specifically. NIH researchers began seeing a trickle of men with the strange network of symptoms (which, oddly, but … Read more
Is Acterma the next severe COVID-19 treatment? All seven critically ill patients recovered from their fevers and needed less oxygen to breathe after treatment with arthritis drug in small new study Researchers looked at coronavirus patients who have cytokine storms, which occur when the body attacks its own cells and tissues They found these cytokines … Read more
The inflammatory condition affecting children during the pandemic is linked to infection with the coronavirus, a peer-reviewed study confirms. Researchers at King’s College London discovered the illness, known as multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), is different to Kawasaki disease. The disease can manifest itself as a rash, fever and abdominal pain and is connected … Read more
An eleven-year-old girl has died from organ failure in Spain after suffering from a Kawasaki-like disease linked to the coronavirus, according to local media. The child, who had no known underlying health conditions, passed away at the Joan XXIII University Hospital of Tarragona in Catalonia yesterday after testing positive for Covid-19. Catalonia’s public health secretary claimed … Read more
A mysterious inflammatory disease that strikes children and is linked to Covid-19 is less common in Europeans, research suggests. Doctors analysed 21 youngsters who admitted to hospital in Paris with the condition – which is similar to Kawasaki disease, affecting the blood vessels and heart. Results showed more than half (57 per cent) of youngsters were … Read more
By Joe Pinkstone for MailOnline, 14 May 2020 Scientists have found the first clear evidence that infection with coronavirus causes the Kawasaki-like inflammatory condition affecting children. A study of eight children admitted to a Birmingham hospital with the condition reveals they were infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus several weeks before showing symptoms. All of the … Read more
None of the children who have suffered from a rare inflammatory syndrome caused by COVID-19 in the UK had long-term health problems before falling ill, doctors say. Between 75 and 100 children are known to have developed the illness, which can cause symptoms similar to sepsis, since the beginning of April. In adults, many of … Read more
A new analysis suggests the rare inflammatory condition increasingly being seen in young children is in fact linked to the novel coronavirus. Researchers in Lombardy, Italy – the epicenter of the country’s outbreak – looked at 10 pediatric cases with symptoms such as a full body rash and swollen hands and feet. By comparison, over … Read more