OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – A COVID warning when it comes to young people. Children’s Hospital and Medical Center sees the greatest number of cases of what is called MISC.
This is the rare, complex syndrome related to the virus that can inflame the child’s heart and other organs.
As vaccinations continue across the country, young people are last on the list. Experts believe the recent upswing is related to leisure travel and gatherings.
For most of the summer, Childrens had two patients per month with MISC. In December they had 10.
January will surpass that.
Dr. Jean Ballweg, pediatric cardiologist at the pediatric hospital said, “We know that more than 50% of our pediatric patients have cardiac manifestations of MIS-C and that they are serious. Some of our kids have needed a heart-lung machine. Many require intubation and IV medications to support the heart. We have a follow-up program and will stand for a year after being fired. I suspect people with heart problems, we will follow indefinitely. “
What’s really a problem for pediatric heart doctors is that no one really knows the long-term implications of this syndrome.
They want this to be a reminder to stay vigilant to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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