5-year-old is first child death from COVID-19-related inflammatory syndrome reported in U.S

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10. It does not spread from person to person but it must be treated promptly

There is a window that IV Immunoglobulin should be given to prevent cardiovascular complications.

Although It is rare, it is not a benign childhood illness.
Some children will have heart attacks, aneurysms and may die if not treated promptly.


My niece had Kawasaki disease when she was 4 yrs old. It was scary because we were not sure if treatment was started in the window to prevent damage to her heart.

I was reading another article where there was concern about misdiagnosing Kawasaki as Coronavirus. That puts the child in jeopardy for developing cardiac complications if they are not given IV immunoglobulin