PIMS

Doctors who treated some of the earliest cases of the COVID-related illness that has sickened more than 200 children in the tri-state have shared what they found and what they learned about the condition

A Rady Children’s Hospital patient who contracted COVID-19 also tested positive for multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), a rare disease being investigated for its connection to the novel coronavirus in children.

Dr. James Schneider, who has been on the front lines treating treating pediatric MIS-C patients, said that the cases come down to “good old fashioned critical care.”

As the number of children admitted to hospitals with pediatric multi-system inflammatory disease continues to rise, parents are watching their children closely. But the symptoms can vary from child to child.

Across the country, children are winding up in intensive care units suffering from rare, deadly diseases researchers now suspect may be linked to their exposure to the coronavirus. “What we need is information,” said Dr. Adiana Tremoulet, associate director of the Kawasaki Research Center at Rady Children’s Hospital. “What we don’t need is fear right now.” Tremoulet urges families...

While there are no cases of COVID-19 linked to Kawasaki Disease or PIMS Disease, the county health department is aware and on the lookout. NBC 7’s Alexis Rivas reports.

A 9-year-old boy in an upstate New York region with relatively few cases of coronavirus is recovering from a rare inflammatory syndrome thought to be related to the virus

The child had pain and swelling in her leg and foot, so her mother took her to an urgent care clinic – where unfortunately the condition was misdiagnosed, costing her precious time in treating the condition

New York City issued an initial health alert early last week after identifying more than a dozen children in city hospitals with the rare illness; now up to 100 cases have been identified statewide. Five children have died

New York City has identified more than a dozen children in city hospitals who have a rare illness connected to COVID-19 — and at least one expert believes there are sure to be more

New York City has identified more than a dozen children in city hospitals who have a rare illness connected to COVID-19 — and at least one expert believes there are sure to be more

Amid new concerns about the possible impact of COVID-19 on children, Mount Sinai Hospital is confirming reports by NBC New York that they are seeing new and unusual COVID-19 related illness in several pediatric patients. The hospital’s chief of pediatric critical care is now issuing a warning to parents to be on the lookout for certain symptoms. And doctors...