Post covid syndrome Noticeable increase among children :Medical specialist

• A total of 150 children have been reported at the LRH with Multi-system inflammatory syndrome
• It was important to get children vaccinated with a recommended vaccine  at the earliest opportunity to protect the children from this new  syndrome

By Ajith Siriwardana  

A noticeable increase in the cases of post-covid syndrome called “Multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children” were reported among children during the last couple of weeks, a medical specialist said yesterday.  

Consultant in charge of the Intensive Care Unit of the Lady Ridgeway Hospital (LRH) Paediatrician Dr. Nalin Kithulwatta said six children were receiving treatment at the ICU of the LRH at present while a total of 78 such children had been under ICU care at the LRH so far.  

“A total of 150 children have been reported at the LRH with Multi-system inflammatory syndrome,” he said.  He said two such children who were under ICU care succumbed to the disease during the last five days.   Dr. Kithulwatta said, children who were infected with Covid-19, could be infected with this Multi-system inflammatory syndrome two to six weeks after recovering from Covid.  

 He said if children develop symptoms such as fever, abdominal pain, neck pain, feeling over tiredness, vomitting, diarrhoea and bloodshot eyes, should be immediately admitted to a hospital.  

 He said it was important to get children vaccinated with a recommended vaccine at the earliest opportunity to protect the children from this new syndrome. 

•  If children develop symptoms such as fever, abdominal pain, neck pain,  feeling over tiredness, vomitting, diarrhoea and bloodshot eyes, should  be immediately admitted to a hospital