Pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome
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@jon-nyc said in Pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome:
Oh joy.
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 the coronavirus patients who become most seriously ill are those with other health problems, such as high blood pressure, diabetes or heart disease - dubbed 'underlying health conditions'.
But all the children treated for this inflammatory disease so far had been healthy before they caught the coronavirus, according to Dr Liz Whittaker.
Dr Whittaker is a paediatrician at Imperial College Healthcare in London and has herself treated children with the illness, which has been likened to Kawasaki disease.
She said they are not showing signs of 'typical' COVID-19 infection and it was not obvious why some children were worse affected than others.
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A patient account.
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@jon-nyc said in Pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome:
A patient account.
Thanks for posting that, Jon. Very informative article, including the plight of this boy at a personal level. Fortunately, happy ending for him, at least so far.
From the article:
"Suspecting he might have a condition like mononucleosis, they prepared to discharge him, thinking he could be safely watched at home with instructions to return if his blood pressure dropped again, his parents said.His mother was urging them to keep Jack longer when his eyes turned red with a “raging case of pinkeye” and rolled back in his head, she said. After a conversation with Jack’s pediatrician, the hospital conducted its own coronavirus test. It was positive."
They sure seem to want people to not stay in the hospital. If they don't really know what's going on, why send him home? They were going to send me home as well, and it's possible that I would have croaked. Fortunately, my wife put up a fuss, so I was admitted, and the rest is, as they say, history.
My point or question, reiterated: why are emergency room docs, or at least some of them, so eager IMO to send a sick person home, when they have more questions than answers as to what is wrong?
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@jon-nyc said in Pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome:
A patient account.
Thanks for posting that, Jon. Very informative article, including the plight of this boy at a personal level. Fortunately, happy ending for him, at least so far.
From the article:
"Suspecting he might have a condition like mononucleosis, they prepared to discharge him, thinking he could be safely watched at home with instructions to return if his blood pressure dropped again, his parents said.His mother was urging them to keep Jack longer when his eyes turned red with a “raging case of pinkeye” and rolled back in his head, she said. After a conversation with Jack’s pediatrician, the hospital conducted its own coronavirus test. It was positive."
They sure seem to want people to not stay in the hospital. If they don't really know what's going on, why send him home? They were going to send me home as well, and it's possible that I would have croaked. Fortunately, my wife put up a fuss, so I was admitted, and the rest is, as they say, history.
My point or question, reiterated: why are emergency room docs, or at least some of them, so eager IMO to send a sick person home, when they have more questions than answers as to what is wrong?
@Rainman said in Pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome:
@jon-nyc said in Pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome:
A patient account.
Thanks for posting that, Jon. Very informative article, including the plight of this boy at a personal level. Fortunately, happy ending for him, at least so far.
From the article:
"Suspecting he might have a condition like mononucleosis, they prepared to discharge him, thinking he could be safely watched at home with instructions to return if his blood pressure dropped again, his parents said.His mother was urging them to keep Jack longer when his eyes turned red with a “raging case of pinkeye” and rolled back in his head, she said. After a conversation with Jack’s pediatrician, the hospital conducted its own coronavirus test. It was positive."
They sure seem to want people to not stay in the hospital. If they don't really know what's going on, why send him home? They were going to send me home as well, and it's possible that I would have croaked. Fortunately, my wife put up a fuss, so I was admitted, and the rest is, as they say, history.
My point or question, reiterated: why are emergency room docs, or at least some of them, so eager IMO to send a sick person home, when they have more questions than answers as to what is wrong?
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“The good news is that, like Kawasaki disease, almost all the kids are treatable,’’ Schleien said. “It is highly likely that, with treatment, they’re going to be fine. It’s not like the fear of COVID-19 where we know there are no treatments and it’s a matter of luck.’’
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“The good news is that, like Kawasaki disease, almost all the kids are treatable,’’ Schleien said. “It is highly likely that, with treatment, they’re going to be fine. It’s not like the fear of COVID-19 where we know there are no treatments and it’s a matter of luck.’’
@Loki
My concern is when the public schools open this coming fall. Everything will be fine, until something like the Kawasaki disease hits, then parents will go ballistic.
I did hear a reasonable governor speak to this yesterday. Don't remember who it was. He said that when schools open, if Covid hits, they may have to keep kids home for a couple of weeks. His perspective was that switching from school to online could be a solution parents could get used to.
Problem is, in my experience, most parents will be caught in the scenario where they cannot find daycare that is equivalent to some sort of part-time model. And then once again, the finger pointing will begin. -
@Loki
My concern is when the public schools open this coming fall. Everything will be fine, until something like the Kawasaki disease hits, then parents will go ballistic.
I did hear a reasonable governor speak to this yesterday. Don't remember who it was. He said that when schools open, if Covid hits, they may have to keep kids home for a couple of weeks. His perspective was that switching from school to online could be a solution parents could get used to.
Problem is, in my experience, most parents will be caught in the scenario where they cannot find daycare that is equivalent to some sort of part-time model. And then once again, the finger pointing will begin.@Rainman said in Pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome:
@Loki
My concern is when the public schools open this coming fall. Everything will be fine, until something like the Kawasaki disease hits, then parents will go ballistic.
I did hear a reasonable governor speak to this yesterday. Don't remember who it was. He said that when schools open, if Covid hits, they may have to keep kids home for a couple of weeks. His perspective was that switching from school to online could be a solution parents could get used to.
Problem is, in my experience, most parents will be caught in the scenario where they cannot find daycare that is equivalent to some sort of part-time model. And then once again, the finger pointing will begin.Too many one parent families. Too many families where both parents work.
You can't open and close schools like a window shade.
