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BOISE (Idaho statesman) – A 7-year-old Idaho girl is the first in the state to be hospitalized with an illness associated with COVID-19.
The child, with no previous medical conditions, was hospitalized at St. Luke Children’s Hospital in Boise on Wednesday with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (or MIS-C), a potentially serious illness in children associated with the coronavirus.
The girl is from Treasure Valley and was admitted to St. Luke from another hospital. After four days in the pediatric ICU, she was well enough to go to the main floor of the hospital. She returned home from the hospital on Monday, said Dr Kenny Bramwell, system medical director for St. Luke’s Children’s.
“So it’s actually a really great achievement,” said Bramwell.
MIS-C, a rare disease, first appeared in the United States in New York a few months ago. It appears to be a delayed reaction to the coronavirus and can appear weeks after exposure. Symptoms can include abdominal pain, vomiting, rash, diarrhea, and low blood pressure.
The girl’s symptoms included “quite a bit of abdominal pain and vomiting,” Bramwell said.
Some symptoms of MIS-C are similar to those of Kawasaki disease, a toxic shock syndrome where blood vessels can swell and form aneurysms. The complication can also impact heart function, damage the kidneys, and display neurological and gastrointestinal symptoms.
A total of 570 cases of MIS-C in 40 states had been reported to CDC as of July 29. More than half of the patients had to be admitted to the ICU and 10 children died from the syndrome.
Children who survive can have serious complications. According to the CDC, about 41% of patients suffer from heart dysfunction, shock, myocarditis, dilated coronary arteries or aneurysm and kidney damage.
“Unfortunately, I expect we will have a handful more of these cases as the prevalence (of COVID-19) continues here locally,” Bramwell said.
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