Coimbatore: More than 70 children suffering from multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) has been successfully treated at the Coimbatore Government Medical College Hospital (CMCH) in the past two years.
MIS-C is a syndrome where organs and tissues become very inflamed.
This is associated with Covid-19 because many children reported with the syndrome itself are infected or have a family history of Covid infection.
The Head of the Pediatric Department Dr.
V Boom said two third of the total cases witnessed this year after the second wave.
There were several cases in care until last week but there were no cases of MIS-C at this time.
Because CMCH is a referral hospital, patients also come from neighboring districts.
Patients treated with the X-ray multimonitor ventilator, intravenous (IVIG) and methylprednisolone immunoglobulin therapy.
Treatment of mis-c case under the comprehensive health scheme chairman CMCH Dean A Nirmala says this syndrome affects vital organs because it is a key intervention is the key to care and he asks parents to examine symptoms such as high fever, body rash and weakness among children Children, special units of child care have played a role in caring for children with MIS-C, he said.
70 children with inflammatory syndrome treated in CMCH in 2 years
