PIMS in children: why is it dangerous and what is the chance of getting it?

Many parents have asked themselves today what is PIMS anyway?

Others have wondered why they have waited until now to discuss the isolation outline that is set to begin tomorrow.

We asked the director of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Unit at Dana-Duak Hospital in Ichilov, how common is this syndrome?

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26/01/2022

Wednesday, 26 January 2022, 16:49 Updated: 17:02

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Every parent in Israel, even those whose children are not sick or isolated at the moment, is sitting next to the news and notifications today to hear what they decided at the cabinet meeting on the new isolation plan for children, which is due to take effect tomorrow (Thursday).

The alleged cause of the Ministry of Health's last minute panic is reports from abroad of an increase in cases of PIMS syndrome

. But it is enough to sow fear in the hearts of many parents.

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Multisystem inflammatory syndrome, also known as PIMS or MIS-C, is typical of a disease caused by the corona virus and includes symptoms such as high fever, rash, abdominal pain, loss of appetite, general weakness, low blood pressure and even heart problems.

It occurs during two to six weeks after coronary heart disease and is most common at ages 5-4, but can also occur at younger ages.

All studies conducted on the subject have shown that vaccinated children become less fully infected, even in the omicron wave.

But even if they are infected, the incidence of pimples is lower in them than in those who have not been vaccinated.

We asked Prof. Galia Grisero, director of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Unit at Dana-Duak Hospital in Ichilov, what her professional opinion is about the reported increase in PIMS cases, how common and dangerous the syndrome is, and what warning lights parents should be aware of.

In Israel today, 4 children are hospitalized with the syndrome in the various hospitals.

Child in intensive care (Photo: ShutterStock)

"What actually happens is that in the wave of the omicron the number of verified is huge, and so is that of the children. At present we can reach several hundred thousand verified and then there will be astronomical numbers with PIMS ".

According to Prof. Grisero, the additional concern and discussion that exists about the isolation policy for children stems from the fact that the peak of Hegel's morbidity began in early January.

PIMS syndrome occurs between 2-6 weeks after covid infection, "so if we're late January, we have some time until we see the consequences. Mehadrin can say 'wait wait'. But so far we do not see astronomical numbers," she clarifies .

According to her, "In the United States, there are reports that Omicron has a large number of cases of PIMS, and this is due to the fear that something similar will happen in Israel as well.

I have not seen a large number of cases from Europe so far. "

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"There is no doubt that there are many hospitalizations of children in this wave of the omicron. In Dana and in many other hospitals some of the hospitalizations are random hospitalizations. Most of the cases are of children who are not seriously ill. "In relation to the verified cases. They will come anxious or aggravated and say, 'This moment is not over.' But you can say that so far there have been no difficult cases."

How can PIMS be identified?

"A child who looks very ill with high fever, abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, difficulty breathing, eye inflammation, rashes on the skin - should light red lights for us. It usually includes two physical systems and in one hundred percent of cases comes with high fever."

Prof. Grisero emphasizes that there are situations in which the parents do not even know that the child has Corona and may therefore think that this is something else.

In any case, she wants to make it clear that if the child does not look well and is very ill - he should be taken to the emergency room.

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