Bengaluru Doctors Baffled After Finding Post-COVID Symptoms In Children

In a new COVID-19 issue, many children are developing certain symptoms, even after a month of recovering from COVID-19.

City doctors were surprised by one such case, where a child was brought to the Aster CMI Hospital with MIS (multi-system inflammatory syndrome), 45 days after recovery from COVID-19.

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Dr Srikanta J.T, the paediatric pulmonology consultant at the hospital, told The New Indian Express, “We are seeing children come down with MIS, atypical Kawasaki disease or toxic shock syndrome, around 30-45 days after getting COVID. MIS is an intense inflammatory reaction to the virus. We still do not know why the symptoms appear 30-45 days after they recover from COVID-19.”

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A 12-year-old was admitted to Columbia Asia Referral Hospital in Yeshwantpur with severe abdominal pain, high fever, high inflammatory markers, chest pain and cardiac changes. Although the doctors suspected COVID-19 infection, the boy did not show any symptoms.? ?

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A COVID-19 test proved their suspicions correct. The boy was put on steroids and immunoglobulin, and he recovered.?

“Warning signs that parents must watch out for include high fever, flushed faces, red eyes and lips, swollen hands and feet, tummy issues, abdominal pain, vomiting and breathing difficulty. Children can go into a state of shock which means low BP, problems in blood circulation and cold hands and feet,” Dr Supraja Chandrasekhar, paediatric intensivist consultant at the hospital told The New Indian Express.

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Dr Jagdish Chinappa, paediatric consultant at Manipal Hospitals, said, “Although post-recovery cases are rare in children, the number will rise as children go outdoors and interact with people. Some children, adolescents, may develop respiratory problems and fatigue after recovery. Although MIS is seen in a small percentage of children, it can affect many parts of the body including the heart and lungs.”

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