Bengaluru: There are more than 400 cases of multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), post-covid complications, in the city for the past month, according to the Bengaluru unit from the Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP).
The doctor has expressed concern over the numbers in front of the third wave that is possible and urges parents to get children tested for Covid-19 without delay.
However, the health welfare department and the family family have not captured the exact data from MIS-C.
“According to the data collected and put together by IAP Bengaluru, Karnataka has seen 800 cases of Mis-C and City approaching 450 for the past month.
There may be other cases that have not yet arrived at our knowledge,” Professor Malikarjun HB, Bengaluru President of Iap, told Stoi.
IAP has 1,500 registered members in all states.
MIS-C requires hospitalization and cannot be treated at home.
“Symptoms of MIS-C show two to four weeks after Covid-19 infection.
In some cases, the symptoms can occur after six weeks.
MIS-C is the result of immune storm: antibodies are produced in large quantities in such a way that they begin to affect the heart, The liver and kidneys, “said Dr.
Sanjay KS, Director of the Children’s Health Institute of Indira Gandhi.
Some symptoms are redness and swelling of the eyes, irritability, swelling of the legs and lymph nodes, and rashes.
Initial identification can help in treatment.
In some cases severe, children may be treated in the intensive care unit (ICU).
“We have cared for 110 children with Mis-C for the past month,” added Dr.
Sanjay.
According to experts, MIS-C usually affects those aged between 5 and 18.
IVIG (intravenous immunoglobulin) is very important in care.
10g Vial from IVIG costs more than Rs 21,000.
“The Pediatricians say that MIS-C symptoms can appear several weeks after Covid-19 infection .
Dr.
Vishwanath Khamji, Pediatric and a nonatal consultant at Columbia Asia in Hebbal (now obtained by Manipal Hospitals), said that MIS-C was first reported in England last year.
“There are no previously reported cases.
This is not the result of acute infection but is a reaction to the previous infection.
MIS-C shows several types of Covid infections in the past,” he said.
He added: “What we have observed is that parents are reluctant to test their children.
They came to us to say that the child experienced one or two days of fever but had increased …
around people with viruses can give children Minor covid infection and symptoms for MIS-C can appear a few weeks later.
“Dr.
GV Basavaraja, the National Secretary General of IAP, said that because the awareness among people has grown now, the reporting of MIS-C cases is likely to rise.
“But we have to note that not all children with Covid-19 get mis-c.
At the same time, if not detected early, MIS-C can be fatal,” he added.