New England boy battles rare COVID-19 side-effect

this is terrifying. This is honestly the hardest thing I've ever been through Christine. Raymond didn't know what to do. Her. Eight year old son luke was sick again a few weeks after recovering from a mild belt with Covid. He started with the fevers, vomiting, diarrhea and um then abdominal pain was very severe. He also had a full body rash. His temp went up to one oh four. Doctors at Southern New Hampshire Medical Center initially didn't know what it was, but then determined it was multi system inflammatory syndrome in Children or mis C, a condition where the heart, lungs, brain gastrointestinal organs or skin can become inflamed luke was med flighted to Mass General. They have transported a lot of 89 year olds from regional hospitals to mass gen and they said he looks exactly like all the other kids with MS. See the CDC says they don't know what causes MS. C. But many Children recently had Covid 19. It can be serious and deadly, but most get better with medical care and he's still in a lot of pain. He's very puffy. He just started eating yesterday for the first time in a week, Christine glad she was persistent with doctors and got a second opinion, hoping others are alert to the symptoms because they don't want their parents to be fearful, you know. But at the same time, I just think it's important to get the information out there as as to what to look for. Now luke is still here tonight. He will likely still be here for another couple of days but his information is going down. Thank you.

A New Hampshire boy is in a Boston hospital fighting a rare condition linked to COVID-19.Christine Raymond said her 8-year-old son, Luke, had COVID-19 last month. He experienced mild symptoms and recovered, and she thought he was in the clear.But a couple weeks later, Luke started complaining of abdominal pain. His symptoms got much worse, including fever, vomiting, diarrhea and a full body rash. At one point, he passed out and had to be rushed to a hospital.His mother said she talked to multiple doctors, but none could figure out what was wrong, and his labs came back normal. She kept pushing for answers, and he was eventually taken to Massachusetts General Hospital, where doctors determined Luke has multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, or MIS-C.It's a rare but serious condition that has been linked to COVID-19 in which parts of the body become inflamed."He's still in a lot of pain. He's very puffy. He just started eating yesterday for the first time in a week," Raymond said. "He still does not look like himself. He's not acting like himself. He's sleeping a lot, and the times that he's awake, he's very irritable and scared and sad."Luke's mother said the inflammation has decreased, but it doesn't look like he'll be discharged anytime soon.Her advice for other parents is to advocate for their children and be aware of the symptoms of MIS-C.

BOSTON —

A New Hampshire boy is in a Boston hospital fighting a rare condition linked to COVID-19.

Christine Raymond said her 8-year-old son, Luke, had COVID-19 last month. He experienced mild symptoms and recovered, and she thought he was in the clear.

But a couple weeks later, Luke started complaining of abdominal pain. His symptoms got much worse, including fever, vomiting, diarrhea and a full body rash. At one point, he passed out and had to be rushed to a hospital.

His mother said she talked to multiple doctors, but none could figure out what was wrong, and his labs came back normal. She kept pushing for answers, and he was eventually taken to Massachusetts General Hospital, where doctors determined Luke has multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, or MIS-C.

It's a rare but serious condition that has been linked to COVID-19 in which parts of the body become inflamed.

"He's still in a lot of pain. He's very puffy. He just started eating yesterday for the first time in a week," Raymond said. "He still does not look like himself. He's not acting like himself. He's sleeping a lot, and the times that he's awake, he's very irritable and scared and sad."

Luke's mother said the inflammation has decreased, but it doesn't look like he'll be discharged anytime soon.

Her advice for other parents is to advocate for their children and be aware of the symptoms of MIS-C.

New England boy battles rare COVID-19 side-effect

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