Peoria boy recovered from rare COVID-19 symptom
As the number of new COVID-19 cases continues to remain high, more children have a rare and potentially life-threatening symptom. Nicole Garcia from FOX 10 reports.
PEORIA, Aries. – As the number of new COVID-19 cases continues to remain high, more and more children have a rare and potentially life-threatening symptom.
A 9-year-old Peoria boy is one survivor, and his family is grateful for this on Thanksgiving Day.
Kaden takes it easy this Thanksgiving, as he recovers from Multi-Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C). MIS-C is a rare symptom that develops weeks after a child appears to receive COVID-19.
Weeks after thinking that Caden was over the virus, he developed a high fever. Then, Cadden’s mother, Sarah Vicky, noticed a rash.
“It just looked weird. It was a place., And I pulled his pajama shirt down, and there were spots all over his chest and back, and I thought something was not right,” said Vicky.
Kaden’s parents took him to the emergency room, and then the experience was traumatic for all involved.
“They took his blood pressure,” Vicky said. “His blood pressure was extremely low.”
According to the CDC, kids with MIS-C experience inflammation of the organs, including the heart, lungs and kidneys.
Kadn spent about a week in the hospital.
“He’s very lucky that we got in early,” said Vicky. “His heart was inflamed. The echocardiogram was fine. There are some children who have had serious heart injuries.”
When they gather around the table this Thanksgiving, Kaden’s family is counting their blessings.
“We are very grateful to be together,” said Vicky.
The CDC recommends immediately taking children to the emergency room if they show symptoms such as a rash, confusion, chest pain, abdominal pain or breathing trouble after being diagnosed with COVID-19.
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