Childhood multi-organ inflammatory syndrome is the first in Korea

Final confirmation of 2 of 7 suspected cases
11, 12-year-old boy … Discharge after cure
19 people have died since May in the United States.
Physician “It appears to be a corona complication”
In Korea, the occurrence of patients with multi-organ inflammatory syndrome in children and adolescents was confirmed for the first time. The exact cause is still unknown, so it is a disease also called “childhood disorder.” The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that it is related to the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19).

In a periodic briefing on the 5th, the Central Defense Response Headquarters (Daebon Bang) said: “Seven cases of suspected childhood and adolescent multi-organ inflammatory syndrome have been reported. He said. Two boys are 11 and 12 years old, respectively, and now both are discharged from the hospital because their symptoms have improved.

Cases of multi-organ inflammatory syndrome have been reported worldwide between 3 months and 20 years of age. In the United States alone, 935 have been reported since May of this year, of which 19 have died. Two and one death were also reported in England and France, respectively. Symptoms such as fever, rash, and inflammatory invasion appear in at least two organs, and are believed by the medical community to be one of the complications of Corona 19.

An 11-year-old boy, who was tried as the first case in Korea, tested positive for Corona 19. He said he had been infected with Corona 19. This boy was hospitalized and discharged from April 29 to April 11. May this year for fever and abdominal pain. However, it was positive on the Corona 19 antibody test that I received later. Professor Choi Eun-hwa, from the Department of Pediatrics and Adolescents at Seoul National University Hospital, said: “Multi-organ inflammatory syndrome shows symptoms 2 to 4 weeks after recovery instead of suffering from corona 19 infection.” , He said. “For this reason, it is very likely to be negative on the corona 19 diagnostic test.” That is why the diagnosis was positive for the antibodies produced after the infection ”. WHO says △ Fever of 38 degrees or higher in children and adolescents lasts 24 hours or more △ Invasive inflammation in two or more organs △ No other pathogens causing inflammation △ Conditions such as positive corona19 diagnostic test or antibody test or exposure a Corona 19 It is classified as multiple organ inflammatory syndrome only when all these are met. The organs affected by inflammation are mainly the stomach and the heart. The second case, a 12-year-old boy, was confirmed for Corona 19 on August 19. Kim Mo (39, female), who has a first-year elementary school boy, said: “He is anxious because it is not known which cases of children with Corona 19 lead to multi-organ inflammatory syndrome.” The remaining 5 cases reported as suspected cases had severe inflammation and sepsis, but the association with Corona 19 was not confirmed, so it was not determined as multi-organ inflammation syndrome.