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A 14-year-old boy with no underlying health problems died of a coronavirus-related Kawasaki-like illness.
The teenager was part of a group of eight cases treated in the Evelina London Children’s Hospital over a 10-day period in April.
As of last week, the hospital has seen more than 20 children with the disease, according to a report by Evelina’s medical team published in The Lancet medical journal.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said last month that experts are investigating the new syndrome in children “with great urgency,” but has emphasized that it is rare.
The condition is said to be similar to Kawasaki disease, primarily affecting children under the age of five, with symptoms including high temperature, rashes, swelling, and a toxic shock-style response.
The 14-year-old boy spent six days in intensive care at Evelina and tested positive for Covid-19 after his death, his medical team reported.
His main symptoms upon admission to the hospital were a temperature above 40 ° C, diarrhea, abdominal pain and headache.
The youngest child in the Evelina treated group was four years old and two others were six.
Two of the children in the group, including the boy who died, were obese. The report said:
All the children were previously fit and well. Six of the children were of African descent, and five of them were children.
Doctors said all the children had similar symptoms when they were admitted, including “constant fever,” “variable rash,” conjunctivitis, swelling, pain, and “significant gastrointestinal symptoms.”
Most of the children had no significant respiratory symptoms during their hospital stay, although seven were placed on a ventilator to stabilize their cardiovascular systems.
All the children survived except the 14 year old.
