jueves, 14 de mayo de 2020

Coronavirus: Children affected by rare Kawasaki-like disease - BBC News

Coronavirus: Children affected by rare Kawasaki-like disease - BBC News

File photo dated 13/10/15 of a child with a carer.

In rare cases, coronavirus might ail children

Pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome— a serious condition in children that has been compared with an illness called Kawasaki disease — seems to be linked to the coronavirus. Physicians in Bergamo, at the heart of the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy, report 30-fold increased incidence of Kawasaki-like disease. New York governor Andrew Cuomo said this week that the syndrome has affected around 100 children in the state, 2 of whom have died. Pediatricians stress that the problem is extremely rare, and most children who have it get better. (BBC | 4 min read)
Reference: The Lancet paper

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