'Can be Fatal': Many Delhi Hospitals See Rare Kawasaki-like Symptoms in Covid-19 Positive Kids
4 years, 5 months ago

'Can be Fatal': Many Delhi Hospitals See Rare Kawasaki-like Symptoms in Covid-19 Positive Kids

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Several hospitals in Delhi have been seeing children infected with Covid-19 experiencing symptoms akin to those associated with a rare illness called Kawasaki disease, over the last few months. Children's Hospital Kalawati Saran has now seen fix to six cases of children - who tested positive for coronavirus - experiencing fever, respiratory and gastrointestinal issues, rashes, the Indian Express reports. Dr Dhiren Gupta, a paediatric intensivist at the hospital said that the syndrome disregulated the immune system and could affect the heart, intestine, live and kidney, adding that three of the said six cases required ICU admissions. She said his blood reports for coronavirus were showing signs of severe disease, adding that in the "Covid multisystem inflammatory syndrome" the heart becomes affected in 50% to 60% of the cases, resulting in the kid going into shock.

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Munawar Faruqui's son was diagnosed with rare Kawasaki disease: What is it?
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Munawar Faruqui's son was diagnosed with rare Kawasaki disease: What is it?

India Today  

Stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui recently opened up about his son battling a rare condition called Kawasaki disease. SYMPTOMS OF KAWASAKI DISEASE Children with Kawasaki disease can present symptoms like high fever more than 102.2 degrees Fahrenheit for five or more days, swollen hands and feet with skin peeling, red eyes and tongue. If some children have high fever for a …

Munawar Faruqui on struggles after son's Kawasaki diagnosis: Had only Rs 700
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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Munawar Faruqui on struggles after son's Kawasaki diagnosis: Had only Rs 700

India Today  

Comedian Munawar Faruqui recently shared the story of his 1.5-year-old son's health struggle. He revealed that his son was diagnosed with the rare Kawasaki disease at such a young age and spoke about the challenges he faced in raising money for his child's treatment. During a podcast with Janice Sequeira, Munawar shared how his son Mikael was diagnosed with Kawasaki …

Doctors issue warning over life-threatening disease as cases spike in children
1 year, 10 months ago

Doctors issue warning over life-threatening disease as cases spike in children

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The main reason we treat Kawasaki disease is to …

XE variant: Watch out for these symptoms of Covid-19 in kids
2 years, 8 months ago

XE variant: Watch out for these symptoms of Covid-19 in kids

Hindustan Times  

As Covid cases in children rise in Delhi and Noida amid emergence of XE variant, the new subvariant of Omicron, parents are demanding to discontinue offline classes and go back to remote learning mode for their little ones. According to latest reports over 30% of 107 new Covid-19 cases in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar have been reported among children. …

Newborn Detected With MIS-C Hours After Birth; Cases Spiking in Gujarat
3 years, 6 months ago

Newborn Detected With MIS-C Hours After Birth; Cases Spiking in Gujarat

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After Delhi-NCR, a spike in cases of MIS-C in children who have recovered from Covid-19 is being reported in Gujarat. At least 10 cases of MIS-C have been reported from the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital in the past few days, while two children have lost their lives to the disease. Symptoms to look out for Child specialist and Additional Superintendent of …

Delhi-NCR Reports 177 Cases of Multi-system Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Post Covid-19
3 years, 6 months ago

Delhi-NCR Reports 177 Cases of Multi-system Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Post Covid-19

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Delhi NCR have registered about 177 cases of Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome in children post Covid-19. While Delhi alone reported 109 cases of MIS-C syndrome in children post Covid, 68 other cases were reported in Gurugram and Faridabad. Dr Dhiren Gupta, chairperson-elect of the Indian Academy of Paediatrics Intensive Care Chapter and paediatrician at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital said, “Acute infection …

Now, Kids of Covid-Recovered Families in Maharashtra Hit by Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome
3 years, 7 months ago

Now, Kids of Covid-Recovered Families in Maharashtra Hit by Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome

News 18  

Even as the country continues to grapple with a severe second wave of Covid-19, new concerns have come to light over children in Covid-recovered families in Maharashtra, with many beginning to show symptoms of multisystem inflammatory syndrome. The Times of India reported that in Nagpur as many as six such patients, between the ages of 2-12, were admitted to the …

Some Evidence Shows Children Could Be Covid-19 Spreaders, Says ICMR Chief
4 years, 1 month ago

Some Evidence Shows Children Could Be Covid-19 Spreaders, Says ICMR Chief

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There is some evidence which shows that children who were earlier thought to be protected against coronavirus infection can be "spreaders, rather than super-spreaders", ICMR Director General Balram Bhargava said on Tuesday. Speaking on the coronavirus infection spread in the country among children, Bhargava said overall the figure in India is that below the age of 17 years, only 8 …

No Cases of Rare Kawasaki Disease Among Covid-19 Patients in India, Says ICMR
4 years, 1 month ago

No Cases of Rare Kawasaki Disease Among Covid-19 Patients in India, Says ICMR

News 18  

India has not reported any cases of Kawasaki disease among Covid-19 patients, the Indian Council of Medical Research said on Tuesday, adding that the disease in itself is less common in India. Kawasaki disease is an auto-immune disease that results in a fever and mainly affects children under 5 years of age. In April this year, researchers in the UK …

Outcome of Covid-19 or Abnormal Immune Response, Kawasaki Disease-like Symptoms in Kids Worry Docs
4 years, 4 months ago

Outcome of Covid-19 or Abnormal Immune Response, Kawasaki Disease-like Symptoms in Kids Worry Docs

News 18  

Until a few weeks ago, India did not report any abnormal immune response in children who had suffered from COVID-19. However, doctors in Mumbai and Delhi are now reporting cases of what is known as Kawasaki disease or Multi-system Inflammatory Infection Syndrome in children. Dr Dhiren Gupta, senior consultant, pediatrics department, at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, said in the …

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