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Kaiden Melton, 12, has her temperature taken during a daycare summer camp in Richardson, Texas, Tuesday, May 19, 2020. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning doctors about a rare but serious condition in children linked with the coronavirus. In an alert issued Thursday, the CDC called the condition multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children. Fever, abdominal pain and skin rashes are common symptoms of the unnamed condition, which has features similar to Kawasaki disease and toxic shock syndrome.
Friday, June 12, 2020 | 2:42 p.m.
A Las Vegas-area child tested positive for Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children, a rare but serious illness that may be associated with COVID-19, the Southern Nevada Health District reported today.
The patient, who is under age 4 and tested positive for COVID-19, has been discharged from the hospital and is recovering, officials said.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the inflammatory syndrome is a condition in which different body parts can become inflamed, including the heart, lungs, kidneys, brain, skin, eyes, or gastrointestinal organs.
The Health District said symptoms include fever, stomach pain, vomiting, diarrhea, neck pain, rash, bloodshot eyes and fatigue.
Many children with the inflammatory syndrome had the virus that causes COVID-19 or had contact with a confirmed COVID-19 patient, officials said.
The pandemic has mostly spared children, although cases have been reported from infants to teenagers. In New York, there are a reported 150 cases of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children, according to The New York Times. A handful of other states have reported cases.
