More children suffer ailment linked to virus after Bay Area s winter surge in infections
Meghan Bobrowsky
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UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals saw their first case of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), which is linked to the coronavirus, in July. The incidence of MIS-C cases has risen in the new year.Jessica Christian / The Chronicle 2018
Mirroring national trends, local cases of a coronavirus-linked inflammatory syndrome in kids have risen after a surge in infections in the Bay Area in December and January.
The syndrome, called multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, is a condition in which various parts of the body become inflamed, including the heart, lungs, kidneys, brain, skin, eyes or gastrointestinal organs, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.