5-year-old is first child death from COVID-19-related inflammatory syndrome reported in U.S

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Source: NBC News

5-year-old is first child death from COVID-19-related inflammatory syndrome reported in U.S

Nearly 100 children in the U.S. have been diagnosed with the newly identified syndrome associated with COVID-19.

May 8, 2020, 2:33 PM EDT / Updated May 8, 2020, 4:20 PM EDT
By Erika Edwards

A 5-year-old boy in New York has become the first child in the United States to die from a condition called pediatric multisymptom inflammatory syndrome that is believed to be linked to COVID-19.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said during a briefing Friday that the state department of health is investigating several related cases in children.

“This would be really painful news and would open an entirely different chapter,” Cuomo said.

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"This is an extremely rare and previously unknown presentation of COVID-19 in children," the Mount Sinai Health System said in a statement. "We extend our deepest condolences to the family in the wake of this tragedy."

Nationwide, nearly 100 children have been diagnosed with the newly identified syndrome. At least eight states — California, Delaware, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Washington — as well as Washington, D.C., have reported cases.

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Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-health/boy-5-dies-covid-19-linked-inflammatory-syndrome-n1203076

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Hat tip: it's the lead story on the NBC TV nightly news tonight.

[FirstLight]

1. Does that indicate a mutation?

Or is this thing just that lethal that it hits everywhere?

so sad

...and in the same moment, these isjits are screaming for everything to go "back to normal"

[cstanleytech]

9. Delayed immune response to the virus and its overcompensating perhaps?

If so then I am not sure what they can do other than immunosuppressant drugs maybe but those come with risks as well and considering how rare this seems to be for children a shotgun approach of giving the drugs to all of them might not be a good idea.
Not to mention of course the issue of there probably being a severe finite amount of those drugs as I think they are mainly for transplant patients.

[Iliyah]

2. My goodness, children . . .

[mopinko]

3. not sure that is correct.

iirc a detroit cop lost a baby. vaguely recall another baby early on.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

4. I'll see what I can find.

Tue May 5, 2020: 15 Children Are Hospitalized With Mysterious Illness Possibly Tied to Covid-19

Doctors warn of rare syndrome being seen in Michigan children
Syndrome may be linked to coronavirus (COVID-19)

Sarah Mayberry, M.P.H., Senior Medical Producer

Published: May 7, 2020, 4:31 pm
Updated: May 7, 2020, 6:17 pm

DETROIT – Children's Hospital of Michigan is warning that a mysterious syndrome sickening children in New York and Europe is impacting children here too.

It’s been named Pediatric Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome.

"It is rare, but it is here. I mean we're absolutely seeing," said Dr. Rudolph Valentini, Chief Medical Officer at Children's Hospital. "We believe that this is an association with COVID. Some of our patients are actually COVID-positive, some have been COVID-exposed and test COVID-negative when they get here. Ultimately, this is going to require some additional investigation to try to link it to COVID."

Children's Hospital has seen 15 to 20 cases, all in the last two weeks.

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Found it.

5-year-old daughter of two Detroit first responders dies from coronavirus
BY CAITLIN O'KANE

APRIL 20, 2020 / 5:57 PM / CBS NEWS

The 5-year-old daughter of two Detroit first responders has become the youngest person in Michigan to die from coronavirus, The Detroit News reports. LaVondria Herbert, the mother of Skylar Herbert, told the local publication about her daughter's death on Sunday.

Skylar tested positive for COVID-19 in March and later developed a rare form of meningitis and brain swelling, the newspaper reported. Skylar received care at Beaumont Health in Royal Oak, Michigan and was at first showing signs of improvement, but then her condition started going downhill.

"We decided to take her off the ventilator ... because her improvement had stopped, the doctors told us that it was possible she was brain dead, and we basically just knew she wasn't coming back to us," Herbert told The Detroit News.

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It seems the distinction is that the 5-year-old in Detroit died of Covid-19, not Pediatric Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome.

[mopinko]

5. aha!

[CountAllVotes]

7. At first they were calling this Kawasaki disease

Kawasaki disease, also known as mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, is an acute febrile disease of unknown cause that mainly affects children under 5 years of age.[5] Blood vessels become inflamed throughout the body (a form of vasculitis).[1] The most common symptoms include a fever that lasts for more than five days not affected by usual medications, large lymph nodes in the neck, a rash in the genital area, and red eyes, lips, palms, or soles of the feet.[1] Other symptoms include sore throat and diarrhea.[1] Within three weeks of the onset of symptoms, the skin from the hands and feet may peel.[1] Recovery then typically occurs.[1] In some children, coronary artery aneurysms form in the heart.[1]

Its cause is unknown, but may be due to an infection triggering an autoimmune response in those who are genetically predisposed.[1] It does not spread between people.[1] Diagnosis is usually based on a person's signs and symptoms.[1] Other tests such as an ultrasound of the heart and blood tests may support the diagnosis.[1] Other conditions that may present similarly include scarlet fever and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.[1]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawasaki_disease

Close but no banana.

More COVID-19 madness! !!

[tulipsandroses]

10. It does not spread from person to person but it must be treated promptly

There is a window that IV Immunoglobulin should be given to prevent cardiovascular complications.

Although It is rare, it is not a benign childhood illness.
Some children will have heart attacks, aneurysms and may die if not treated promptly.


My niece had Kawasaki disease when she was 4 yrs old. It was scary because we were not sure if treatment was started in the window to prevent damage to her heart.

I was reading another article where there was concern about misdiagnosing Kawasaki as Coronavirus. That puts the child in jeopardy for developing cardiac complications if they are not given IV immunoglobulin

[CountAllVotes]

11. A good friend of mine has a granddaughter that has this

He is very upset needless to say.

The little girl has been sick for quite awhile now with a myriad of symptoms. I don't know how long ago he finally got the diagnosis for her, but quite recently from what I know.

He is devastated, that is about all I can tell you about the situation.

I just told him his family is in my prayers which they most certainly are. How very tragic indeed!

[tulipsandroses]

12. I am sorry this happened to your friend and his family

Their experience is not uncommon. My niece was diagnosed with Hand, foot and mouth disease by her pediatrician at first.

[Harry Walpurgisnacht]

6. Has Donnie posted his "Not My Fault!" tweet yet?

WEASEL!

[RhodeIslandOne]

8. There was a young girl who died a month ago

I think she was also five.