Covid-19 linked diseases in children causing changes in blood cells: Study

They said this disease can cause inflammation of heart muscle if left untreated, and is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children in developed nations

A newly described disease occurring in children and linked to Covid-19 is associated with significant changes in the immune system's white blood cells, according to a study that may allow doctors to better assess their young patients' condition and predict their resistance to current treatments.

Paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection (PIMS-TS) is a new disease which shares some features with Kawasaki Disease -- an inflammation of blood vessels mostly affecting children under five -- as well as toxic shock syndrome.

Researchers, led by those at the University of Birmingham in the UK, examined blood samples from