A doctor warns of a disease associated with corona in children ... even if they do not show symptoms of the virus

The head of pediatric departments at Ain Shams University, Egypt, Dr. Mona Al-Ganzouri, warned of a disease associated with “Corona” in children even if they did not show symptoms of the emerging virus, indicating that the child may be infected with “Corona” from a family member, or someone in School without showing symptoms, and it may be mild;

Like a slight increase in temperature (half a degree) or vomiting, for one day.

She added, after a period of three to four weeks, a "terrifying disease" occurs to the child, although it is not widespread, but it does exist, which is the multiple immune inflammatory syndrome, after that period has passed from the first infection with the virus, stressing that its purpose is not to scare people, but to educate them, especially The symptoms of this disease are similar to other diseases, and some doctors may make a mistake in the diagnosis, especially since the child's corona examination is negative, but the reliance on it at this critical stage is the antibody examination and not just the swab.

Regarding the most prominent symptoms, Dr. Mona clarified - during her intervention with the journalist Amr Adib on his Al-Hikaya program, last night, on MBC Egypt - that the first of them is "very high temperature" that does not respond to compresses or depressants, pointing out that it may accompany the heat Abdominal pain, recurrence and diarrhea, in addition to redness in the eye and congestion without any secretions in the eye, as well as inflammation in the form of red spots on the tongue, inflammation in the lips and sometimes peeling, and the lymph nodes that are under the jaw and upper neck also enlarge, then a rash appears On the hands and feet, and possibly other areas of the body.

With regard to the age group affected by the disease, she stated that it is between nine and 10 years, but it can appear from the age of four to 18 years, and in some countries they said that it is up to 20 years.

She urged mothers to pay attention when these symptoms appear.

The child could have this disease.

And she continued about the risks, that 80% of children enter intensive care, and 20% need medical care, and this depends on the early movement of parents, on the second or third day of fever, as the child is treated easily in a period of five days to a week.

In response to a question from Amr Adib: In order not to frighten people;

How did you find in the research the number of children who get this disease after a month of "Corona"?

The head of pediatric departments at Ain Shams University said that “the percentage is small, and during the first wave in Egypt, which was severe, we had 65 cases, I entered care and were treated for post-corona immune syndrome.

In the last wave in Egypt, 20 cases appeared, and only last week we received seven cases, and we say to mothers that it is a really terrifying disease, but early treatment guarantees a 100% cure for children, considering that the crisis facing them is that some cases come from villages that are late, that is. A week or 10 days passed, and she is critical, and she suffers from a drop in pressure, and the temperature may reach 40 degrees, which requires treatment of cortisone and antibiotics, for a period of up to 15 days.

She added that the disease is not a large percentage, but it is present in all the world, and the purpose is to educate people about it, highlighting it and not intimidating, noting that some misdiagnose the disease because of infections, allergies and redness in the body, which wastes time, threatens the health of the child's heart, and may cause failure In other devices, if the treatment is not done, because the disease is new, and therefore it is difficult for doctors to diagnose it, because the symptoms are similar to other diseases.

She indicated that the treatment of this disease associated with the post-recovery phase of the Corona virus in children is very expensive (between 50 to 100 thousand Egyptian pounds, depending on the child's weight, because 10 grams of it may reach 8000 pounds).

Does this mean that children should be vaccinated from the Corona virus? .. A question that Dr. Mona answered that the last group to receive the vaccine will be children, because in most cases it does not have any complications, because the percentage is small (1-2%). I am afraid because in the past two weeks many cases have appeared, whether in private or government hospitals. If we are late, the child may be lost, and those who take treatments will be completely cured, while the delay causes crises, especially since the disease is not clear.

She continued, “The last word that I would like to say to mothers: Any child who has a severe fever at the age that I said, and I went to the doctor and it was not an infection in the tonsils, or a clear cause of heat, so this new disease should be considered even before the rash and redness of the eye appear, because This is a common denominator between 90%, while the 10% do not have this clear.

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