Over 100 inflammatory syndrome cases among children as post-Covid-19 reaction

More than 100 cases of multiorgan inflammatory syndrome in children MISC have been reported in northern India in the last five days as postCovid19 reaction Indian Academy of Pediatric Intensive Care said citing its dataAccording to the academy the sudden spurt in MISC cases has been observed typically in postCovid19 patients mostly between 4 to 18 years However there are rare cases of MISC affecting babies six months oldIn India 26 per cent population is under 14 years of age and around half of this percentage is aged under five years according to the Indian Academy of Pediatric Intensive CareDr Dhiren Gupta Covid19 Specialist and Paediatric Pulmonologist and Intensivist and a Senior consultant at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital said MISC can affect all organs including the lungs kidney and brainAt present Ganga Ram Hospital has 10 cases of MISC It can affect all the organs including the lungs kidney and brain However if one recognises the symptoms at an early stage the patients can be treated well in time Last year we had 120 patients of which all recovered except one he told ANISymptoms of MISC are fever for three to five days severe abdominal pain sudden drop in blood pressure and loose motionsAccording to Dr Gupta MISC cases were reported first from Punjab Maharashtra and then came to DelhiIt is a very generalised phenomenon that was seen last time too he addedAs doctors as parents we need to understand that fever at this time in any child should be watched cautiously Especially fever that is persisting beyond three days accompanied by body aches with or without rashes Dr Gupta saidHe stated that MISC requires early treatment before it becomes hypotensive and blood pressure drops Within seven to 10 days patients are discharged and this applies to 90 per cent of the patients In 10 per cent patients where kidney and liver get affected they take time he saidDr Gupta also warned that MISC can also prove to be deadly if not taken care of because any disease that affects the heart lungs and brain can be deadlyThe expert suggested that the whole healthcare system should be revamped so that there are more hands to treat patientsAccording to health experts the second wave of Covid19 has affected children more severely as compared to the first waveThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever