New York sees 15 children hospitalised for symptoms of syndrome that could be linked to COVID-19 - 9News

The patients, ages 2 to 15 years, were hospitalised from April 17 to May 1, according to the alert.

Several tested positive for COVID-19 or had positive antibody tests.

Some of the patients experienced persistent fever and features similar to Kawasaki disease or features of toxic shock syndrome, the alert said.

Kawasaki disease causes inflammation in the walls of the arteries and can limit blood flow to the heart. It is usually treatable and most children recover without serious problems, but it can be deadly.

Symptoms include a high temperature lasting for five days or longer, alongside a rash, swollen glands in the neck, dry cracked lips, red fingers or toes and redness in both eyes.

At least five of the cases required a ventilator and more than half of the patients required blood pressure support. So far, no fatalities have been reported among the New York City patients.

Cyclists (none of whom are connected to the reported cases) ride along Sixth Avenue during the coronavirus pandemic Saturday, May 2, 2020, in New York. (AP)

A team at Stanford Children's Hospital in California reported a case with similar features.

Paediatric specialists in the UK recently warned that a small number of children were becoming ill with the rare syndrome that could be linked to coronavirus.

The Paediatric Intensive Care Society UK (PICS) warned about a small rise in the number of cases of critically ill children, some who had tested positive for COVID-19, presenting "overlapping features of toxic shock syndrome and atypical Kawasaki disease with blood parameters."

Similar cases have also been reported in Italy and Spain.

This article has been reproduced with permission from CNN.

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