Over the past few weeks, doctors around the world have noticed an uptick in children ill with Kawasaki disease, a rare childhood illness that causes inflammation of blood vessels. Here's what we know
Photo: Jill Lehmann Photography/Getty Images Over the past few weeks, doctors around the world have noticed a number of children are sick with a mysterious illness that appears to be linked to the coronavirus. In some cases, the symptoms seem similar to Kawasaki disease, a rare childhood illness that causes inflammation of the blood vessels.
According to the Mayo Clinic, Kawasaki disease is usually treatable with intravenous immunoglobulin and aspirin, and most children make a full recovery. However, if left untreated, it can lead to heart disease or other serious heart complications that can be life-threatening. New York has also reported a concerning rise in hospitalizations of children with what doctors are calling “pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome”: On May 8, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that New York has 73 reported cases of the mysterious syndrome, the New York Times reports. Cuomo also said that a 5-year-old child who doctors suspect had the syndrome died in a Manhattan hospital on Thursday.
“Even though the relationship of this syndrome to COVID-19 is not yet defined, and not all of these cases have tested positive for Covid-19 by either DNA test or serology, the clinical nature of this virus is such that we are asking all providers to contact us immediately if they see patients who meet the criteria we’ve outlined,” New York City health commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot told the Times in a statement.
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