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Fever and rash: University hospital reports mysterious symptoms in children
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An unusually large number of “extremely sick” children in Britain
The increasing number of reports of seriously ill children needing to be cared for in the intensive care unit worries doctors across Europe. It is unclear if there is a connection to the new coronavirus.
Inflamed blood vessels, fever, and skin rash: In several countries, children show symptoms of a rare syndrome. The Dresden University Hospital is now reporting two cases. The cause is still unclear, but pediatricians warn of panic.
MeChildren in several European countries have diagnosed unusually serious illnesses, including Germany. In some cases, the coronavirus has been detected. However, the numbers are very low. Children show symptoms that resemble Kawasaki syndrome. These include inflamed blood vessels, fever, and often a skin rash.
According to Reinhard Berner, at least two cases were reported by the Dresden University Hospital in Germany. However, it is still unclear whether there is a connection to a coronavirus infection, he said. “It is quite conceivable,” he added. Infection with the Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus can trigger Covid-19 lung disease.
At the University of Geneva Clinic, three children have been treated with such severe inflammation since the start of the crown epidemic. A spokeswoman said Thursday that a boy had recovered and had been released, one in a normal state and the other in intensive care. I couldn’t tell the age of the children.
According to the Swiss representative of Corona, Daniel Koch, it is probably an immune response to an infection with the coronavirus. “The virus triggers an inflammatory storm, an overreaction of the immune system,” said Geneva canton doctor Jacques-André Romand.
Cases from Italy and Spain have also been reported. In the United Kingdom, the National Health Service (NHS) has alerted hospitals to around two dozen seriously ill children. Many, but not all, had tested positive for the new Sars-CoV-2 virus.
The Society for Intensive Care for Children (PICS) has also advised doctors to pay special attention to symptoms in children that resembled toxic shock, reports the British newspaper “Guardian”.
Kawasaki syndrome has been around for a long time
The World Health Organization (WHO) has already addressed the issue, as Covid 19 Commissioner Maria van Kerkhove said Wednesday night. “We know that children tend to have less serious illnesses, but some develop serious illnesses and others have died,” he said. “We have asked our global medical network to be vigilant.”
WHO emergency coordinator Michael Ryan added: “This shows that the virus attacks not only the lungs but other tissues as well.” However, Ryan reassured concerned parents: “The vast majority of children who get the virus have a mild one.” Infection and fully recover. “
The president of the Professional Association of Pediatricians (BVKJ), Thomas Fischbach, also warned of the panic. “There is no evidence of a connection between Covid-19 and Kawasaki syndrome,” he told the “Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung.” Kawasaki syndrome has been around for a long time and is very rare. No increase in disease was observed since the onset of the Covid pandemic 19.
Doctors still don’t know what triggers Kawasaki syndrome. It mainly affects young children. According to experts, around nine out of every 100,000 children get sick in Germany every year. It was first described in 1967 and then observed worldwide.
