Reports of a possible link between coronavirus and an inflammatory syndrome affecting young children are now coming from the United Kingdom, United States and Italy.
In the UK, health authorities say as many as 12 children, some of whom have tested positive to COVID-19, are seriously ill in hospital with high fevers and swollen arteries.
It prompted Britain’s National Health Service to issue an alert to doctors that the condition could be related to coronavirus in children.
In the US, a doctor from Columbia University Medical Center in New York said three children infected with coronavirus were being treated for an inflammatory syndrome that appeared similar to Kawasaki disease.
Meanwhile, doctors in northern Italy, where COVID-19 has been rampant, have also reported children under the age of 10 being affected by what appeared to be the inflammatory condition.
But as very few cases have appeared worldwide, and Kawasaki disease is considered extremely rare and mostly recoverable, Australian experts are urging parents to remain calm.
What is Kawasaki disease?
Kawasaki disease is a rare but potentially severe inflammatory condition in children, most common in those under five years old.
It is a form of vasculitis, which means it causes the walls of blood vessels in the body to become inflamed.
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