Boy has arms and legs amputated after developing MIS-C condition linked to COVID

A 10-year-old boy from Michigan had to amputate his hands and legs after developing Multisystemic Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), a new and rare disease that scientists have linked to COVID-19.

Dae’Shun Jamison was diagnosed with MIS-C in December, shortly after the test was positive for coronavirus.

He had his right leg amputated on January 15 and was operated on again on February 22 to amputate his left leg and both hands.

MIS-C is a new condition that affects children and young people, with only 2,060 cases reported in the United States so far. Thirty deaths were attributed to the syndrome.

Experts are still learning about the disease and still don’t know what causes it. However, 99 percent of people who developed MIS-C did so after contracting COVID-19, with the other 1 percent having developed after being close to someone with COVID-19.

“Multisystemic inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a condition where different parts of the body can become inflamed, including the heart, lungs, kidneys, brain, skin, eyes or gastrointestinal organs,” according to the Center for Control and Prevention of US disease (CDC) says.

Symptoms include fever, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, sore throat, skin rash, red eyes and fatigue.

Parents are being advised to seek emergency care immediately if their child is having trouble breathing, feels chest pain or pressure that does not go away, inability to wake or stay awake, severe abdominal pain or shows signs of confusion or a bluish face or lips .

“I realized that he started to lie down. He said he had a headache and the day before I took him, he had a high fever, ”Dae’Shun’s mother, Brittney Autman, told KNWA.

Autman created a GoFundMe page to increase support for your child and raise awareness about the disease.

“The surgery went well, they are trying to control the pain. Dae’Shun is very moved by his amputations and it breaks my heart. Please continue to pray,” she wrote in the last page update.

Most cases of MIS-C occurred in children between one and 14 years old, but people up to 20 years old were affected.

“Children and adolescents appear to be less likely than adults to be infected or have severe illness early in the COVID-19 pandemic and may have asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic COVID-19,” says the CDC.

“However, as the outbreak progresses, more children and adolescents are being infected. It is not known whether this increase in cases of COVID-19 among children and adolescents will also increase cases of MIS-C ”.