HALF of adults who develop inflammatory condition linked to Covid are admitted ...

HALF of adults who develop inflammatory condition linked to Covid are admitted ...
HALF of adults who develop inflammatory condition linked to Covid are admitted ...

Adults who develop the rare inflammatory condition often seen in children diagnosed with the coronavirus can have severe outcomes, a new analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests.  

Researchers looked at COVID-19 patients aged 18 and older diagnosed with Multi-system Inflammatory Syndrome in Adults (MIS-A).

They found that more than half of the adults needed to be admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) and nearly as many required respiratory support.

What's more, close to one in 10 MIS-A patients died. 

The CDC says the findings suggest that the health of adults with MIS-A can quickly deteriorate and that doctors should be  on the lookout to treat the condition before it is too late.

A new CDC study looked at 221 patients diagnosed with Multi-system Inflammatory Syndrome in Adults (MIS-A), similar to MIS-C seen in children, which resembles Kawasaki disease (file image)

A new CDC study looked at 221 patients diagnosed with Multi-system Inflammatory Syndrome in Adults (MIS-A), similar to MIS-C seen in children, which resembles Kawasaki disease (file image)

About half of the MIS-A patients needed to be admitted to ICUs and a nearly similar number required respiratory support. Pictured: A 39-year=old unvaccinated COVID-19 patient in the ICU at St Luke's Boise Medical Center in Boise, Idaho, August 2021

About half of the MIS-A patients needed to be admitted to ICUs and a nearly similar number required respiratory support. Pictured: A 39-year=old unvaccinated COVID-19 patient in the ICU at St Luke's Boise Medical Center in Boise, Idaho, August 2021

In April 2020, doctors warned of youngsters in Europe and America with fever, skin rashes and swelling of the glands who had been diagnosed with COVID-19.  

At first, the disorder, known as Pediatric Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome (PMIS) or Multi-system Inflammatory syndrome in Children (MIS-C) was only seen in kids.

It was originally thought to be linked with Kawasaki disease, a condition that causes inflammation in the walls of the blood vessels and affects mostly children under five years old.

Cases were first reported in Britain,

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