What is the MIS-C disease in children with Covid infection?

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children

A disease called MIS-C has been reported in various parts of the country, said Dr. Nalin Kitulwatta, a specialist at the Lady Ridgeway Children’s Hospital.

Dr. Nalin Kitulwatta, Specialist in charge of the Intensive Care Unit of the Lady Ridgeway Children’s Hospital further stated that this condition has been reported in children between the ages of 2 and 6 weeks.

He said the children being treated for the disease could no longer be admitted to the intensive care unit at Lady Ridgeway Children’s Hospital.

“We have treated more than 45 children at the Lady Ridgeway Children’s Hospital with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children or MIS – C, which affects children between 2 and 6 weeks after the onset of corona. Lady Ridgeway is being treated in the Intensive Care Unit of the Children ‘s Hospital in Sri Lanka. Affects the kidneys, lungs, liver, especially the heart, lowers blood pressure and can even lead to complete recovery. If you have symptoms such as eczema, see a doctor right away. Going. That is how the baby’s organs are affected. The intensive care unit is also full of those patients. That means we can’t afford to have another child with coronary heart disease. “