Severe Symptoms Of Coronavirus Could Disappear In 6 Months. Random Cases In United States.

The majority of children hospitalized with multisystem inflammatory syndrome—a rare but serious condition associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection—appear to overcome their most severe symptoms within six months, according to a small observational study published on Monday (May 24) in The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health. The research, which followed 46 young people admitted to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) in London between April and September, found that some of them continued to have milder problems such as muscle weakness and emotional difficulties even after that six-month period.

 

“These findings can hopefully signal cautious optimism that many of the most severe effects . . . appear to resolve within six months,” study coauthor Justin Penner of GOSH says in a statement. “However, the persisting fatigue, difficulty exercising, and mental health effects we saw in some children, which can interfere with daily lives, must be closely monitored, and patients should continue to be supported by medical teams with a range of specialisms.”

 

Doctors first started describing cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), known as pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 (PIMS-TS) in the UK, a couple months into the pandemic. The condition seemed to occur around a month after infection with the virus, and on rare occasions caused multiple organ failure. The CDC has so far recorded 3,742 cases and 35 deaths in the US from MIS-C.

The researchers found that six months after being discharged from hospital, just one of the 46 children still showed systemic inflammation. Gastrointestinal and cardiac problems had cleared up in almost all of the children by the time of follow-up, the study reported, although a number of children did show muscular fatigue and anxiety.