Post by sakil606 on Jan 16, 2024 23:57:03 GMT -5
The illness caused by Covid-19 could be related to Kawasaki disease , a rare inflammatory disorder present in children. The hypothesis, pointed out a few weeks ago for examination, is reflected in a study published this Wednesday by The Lancet magazine .
The research, developed by experts from the Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital in Bergamo , in northern Italy, analyzed ten cases of children who presented "symptoms similar to those of Kawasaki", coinciding with the beginning of the coronavirus epidemic in that transalpine province. , among the most affected in Europe.
Other health authorities have also detected Country Email List an increase in similar cases in New York and the southeast of England . However, the researchers specify in a statement that this "syndrome is rare" and emphasize that children "remain minimally affected" by "SARS-CoV-2 infection in general", the new coronavirus.
Experts warn that the numbers are too small to draw firm conclusions.
Between 2015 and mid-February, the authorities of the province of Bergamo, located in the Lombardy region, only diagnosed 19 cases of Kawasaki, while between February 18 and April 20 of this year they confirmed ten new cases . That increase could be considered very significant, but the study authors warn that these figures are still too small to draw firm conclusions .
Eight of those ten children admitted with Kawasaki symptoms, which include fevers, rashes, abdominal pain and vomiting, tested positive for coronavirus in antibody tests. All the minors analyzed in this study survived , but those who became ill during the pandemic presented more severe symptoms than those who were diagnosed in the previous five years.
The research, developed by experts from the Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital in Bergamo , in northern Italy, analyzed ten cases of children who presented "symptoms similar to those of Kawasaki", coinciding with the beginning of the coronavirus epidemic in that transalpine province. , among the most affected in Europe.
Other health authorities have also detected Country Email List an increase in similar cases in New York and the southeast of England . However, the researchers specify in a statement that this "syndrome is rare" and emphasize that children "remain minimally affected" by "SARS-CoV-2 infection in general", the new coronavirus.
Experts warn that the numbers are too small to draw firm conclusions.
Between 2015 and mid-February, the authorities of the province of Bergamo, located in the Lombardy region, only diagnosed 19 cases of Kawasaki, while between February 18 and April 20 of this year they confirmed ten new cases . That increase could be considered very significant, but the study authors warn that these figures are still too small to draw firm conclusions .
Eight of those ten children admitted with Kawasaki symptoms, which include fevers, rashes, abdominal pain and vomiting, tested positive for coronavirus in antibody tests. All the minors analyzed in this study survived , but those who became ill during the pandemic presented more severe symptoms than those who were diagnosed in the previous five years.