A girl with a rare long-term new crown sequelae is temporarily blinded for tens of seconds a day and the cases of roaring disorder have soared

Recently, the number of confirmed cases in children has continued to rise, and the number of deaths and severe cases has increased, as well as the sequelae of the new crown after recovery. The patient presented with the sequelae of daily brief loss of vision.

As for the cases of roaring disorder, there has also been an increase. Recently, cases will be reported every day or every other day.

Guan Rihua, a consultant doctor of the Department of Infectious Diseases of Children at Princess Margaret Hospital, said that when a child develops symptoms, parents should not hesitate and take their child to seek medical treatment as soon as possible. Early vaccination of the new crown vaccine can also effectively prevent acute complications or sequelae after infection.

According to the World Health Organization's definition of a long-term new crown, it refers to symptoms that appear three months after infection and persist for at least two months, and cannot be explained by other diseases.

Guan Rihua pointed out that the long-term new crown is not uncommon in children. As of August 15, Princess Margaret Hospital has followed up a total of 288 cases of long-term new crown cases in children and adolescents aged 8 to 13. The most common complications are memory loss and cognitive dysfunction. , insomnia, fatigue and headache, there are also cases of hair loss, eczema, etc.

However, there will also be some rare symptoms of long-term new crown. Guan Rihua said that there was a girl who had a short-term loss of vision. She would get sick once or twice a day, and each time she went blind for 10 to 30 seconds, which seriously affected Life.

Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) is another common sequelae of children. Guan Rihua refers to it, which usually occurs 2 to 6 weeks after the diagnosis. It can occur simultaneously with symptoms such as fever, red eyes, and rash. So far, there have been more than Of the fifty MIS-C cases, more than half of the sick children required intensive treatment. He reminded parents to seek medical attention as soon as possible when they saw their children exhibiting symptoms such as fever, confusion, vomiting, and difficulty breathing.

Recently, the number of confirmed cases in children has increased, and the patient's roaring syndrome has attracted attention. Guan Rihua refers to roaring syndrome, which refers to the swelling around the throat, trachea and bronchi, which makes it difficult for patients to breathe and make a roaring sound.

In the past, roaring was a rare symptom, and there were only one or two patients in a season, but under the new crown epidemic, there will be cases every other day or even every day. As long as you seek medical treatment in time, there will be no sequelae. Parents are urged to hear that their children have difficulty breathing. seek medical attention as soon as possible.

Acute necrotizing encephalitis in children is also a serious problem. Acute necrotizing encephalitis is a destructive neurological disease. The affected person will have sharp changes in mentality and consciousness, local neurological deficits, vomiting and cramps. This kind of brain The clinical condition of inflammation will turn sharply, the progress will be rapid, and the mortality rate will be high.

Guan Rihua pointed out that once a sick child is found to have symptoms such as shortness of breath, loud breathing, purple lips, heartache, rapid heartbeat, mental deterioration, and cramps, they should immediately be sent to the hospital for treatment.

Vaccination is the most effective way to prevent acute complications and sequelae. Parents are urged to take their children for injections as soon as possible.

▼On August 15th, Children's Hospital began to provide Kexing and Fubitai vaccines at the same time▼

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▼On August 11, the Kowloon Women's Federation held a new crown vaccination day for the elderly and young▼

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epidemic.

8.16｜More than 5,000 more cases were confirmed in the past two weeks. Children aged 3 to 9 years old accounted for 5.5%. The two children were critically ill after being infected with the epidemic. Until the quarantine order, 54 more people with yellow codes are infected, the children's hospital will vaccinate children aged 6 months to 3 years old Teach parents to pay attention to 4 critical signs