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A mother has recounted how her two-year-old son was rushed to the hospital with a dangerous inflammatory syndrome believed to be related to COVID-19.
Gemma Brown, 38, told MailOnline that her son, Bertie, was admitted to Worcestershire Royal Hospital last month on his second birthday, when his temperature rose to over 40 ° C (104 ° F) and his rash with spots it began to turn black.
Doctors were initially baffled, but a senior consultant eventually diagnosed the boy with the rare Kawasaki disease, a form of toxic shock syndrome that causes the body’s immune system to attack its own organs.
But Bertie was not given a COVID-19 test, leaving doctors and her family in the dark about a possible link between Kawasaki disease and the coronavirus.
Bertie Brown was admitted to Worcestershire Royal Hospital last month on his second birthday after developing a fever and a rash all over his body.
Her temperature rose to more than 40 ° C (104 ° F) and the blotchy rash spread across her body and began to turn black.
Doctors were initially baffled, but a senior consultant eventually diagnosed the boy with the rare Kawasaki disease.
The condition is a form of toxic shock syndrome that causes the body’s immune system to attack its own organs.
“I don’t know how the government is going to show that there is a link if they are not evaluating patients,” said the mother of two at Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire.
Asked I asked to be examined, as I had a feeling there was a connection between Covid and Kawasaki.
‘Both attack his immune system and the entire family had bad symptoms before Bertie fell ill.
“I was convinced there was a link and I was asking for a test, but they told me there was no need to test those under five.”
The boy received an immunoglobin transfusion and was in the hospital for five days. “It was horrible to see him like this,” said Mrs. Brown.
‘He did not have any respiratory problems, but he was admitted on his own and was easily the poorest child in the hospital.
Ras His rash had started to itch, but quickly put him in agony. His temperature was dangerously high and he was monitored around the clock. “
Bertie, who was born prematurely weighing just 1.5 lbs., Has always had a weak immune system, making him susceptible to viruses.
Bertie Brown, 2, his mother Gemma, 38, and older brother George, 14
Bertie’s mother believes the painful rash (shown on her legs) was caused by a complication of the coronavirus
But Bertie didn’t have a COVID-19 test, leaving doctors and her family in the dark about a possible link.
“Thank God, he is fine now and has returned home, although he is still taking aspirin to keep his blood from clotting,” his mother said.
‘He is much better in himself. But the fact is, we just don’t know what’s been going on, since he didn’t get a coronavirus test. “
This morning, Matt Hancock, the Secretary of Health, said that children without underlying health conditions may have died from a virus-related inflammatory syndrome.
On Monday, doctors were alerted to a sharp rise in babies admitted to intensive care with a Kawasaki-like illness in Britain and Italy.
Most Kawasaki patients are believed to be under the age of five, and some are so severely affected that they must receive life support.
The disease is a condition that causes inflammation in the walls of the blood vessels and mainly affects children under the age of five.
There are approximately eight cases for every 100,000 children in the UK and statistics show that it is fatal in three percent of untreated cases.
New cases related to COVID-19 are occurring when someone with Kawasaki disease contracts the virus and that leads to complications, an NHS source told the Guardian.
Children are not believed to be seriously affected by COVID-19: very few young people have died worldwide since the pandemic began in December.
Their apparent resistance to the disease has puzzled doctors for weeks because they are often ‘super spreaders’ of viral illnesses like the flu.
Children seen with this syndrome often experience stomach pain, heart inflammation, and “gastrointestinal symptoms,” which can include vomiting and diarrhea.
Medical Director Professor Chris Whitty said yesterday that it is “entirely plausible” that this increase is related to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Speaking yesterday at the press conference for number 10, he added: “ Because we know that in adults who, of course, have much more disease than children, the big problems are caused by an inflammatory process and this seems more like to an inflammatory process, a quite different one.
Bertie, who was born prematurely weighing just 1.5 lbs., Has always had a weak immune system, making him susceptible to viruses.
“ Therefore, since we have a new presentation of this at a time with a new disease, the possibility is not final, we must also look for other causes, but the possibility that there is a link is certainly plausible. ‘
NHS Medical Director Professor Stephen Powis sent an alert to his experts on Monday, directing them to delve into the alarming number of children with the syndrome.
According to the alert, which was originally shared with GPs in North London, affected children show signs similar to toxic shock syndrome (TSS), a serious disease associated with infections, and have blood markers in line with Covid-19. severe in children.
Doctors have compared the mysterious complication to toxic shock syndrome and Kawasaki disease that, combined, cause harmful internal swelling, fever, and respiratory problems, all hallmarks of COVID-19.
But some of the children who need intensive care have tested negative for the coronavirus, further complicating the diagnosis and raising questions that another pathogen might be behind the condition.
Officials have yet to offer any clarity on what the symptoms are, despite pleas from pediatricians to paint a clearer picture so they can monitor them.
It is unclear how many children have had the inflammatory syndrome, or if any have died from it. It is also unclear how old the children have been.
But it is believed that so far it has only affected a “handful” of children, according to a prominent pediatrician who admitted that the complication could be caused by another pathogen.
