The patient di‌ed a few days ago in the city of Marseille. According to the treating doctor, a 9-year-old patient with an inflammatory syndrome similar to acute systemic vasculitis had contracted Covid-19 and di‌ed. Caused by nerve damage after cardiac arrest, antibody tests showed positive for SARS-CoV-2 virus, but did not develop symptoms of Covid-19 disease. The patient was hospitalized in severe condition after cardiac arrest and was admitted to intensive care 7 days before his death.

Not only France, but in recent weeks, many countries have warned cases of children with rare inflammatory syndrome seem to be related to Covid-19. Particularly in France, 125 cases were confirmed from May 1 to May 12 and children aged an average of 14 and under.

Symptoms are high fever, abdominal pain and digestive disorders, rash, conjunctivitis and red tongue, swelling, similar to the acute systemic vascular inflammation of Kawasaki. The difference is that inflammation and heart damage are much more pronounced in suspected cases involving Covid-19. However, experts also stressed that parents should not be too worried because this situation only involves very few children and it is important to consult a doctor as soon as the child has a fever for more than 2 days and has Related symptoms./