A young boy who tested positive for coronavirus will have both his legs amputated after he was diagnosed with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children.
10-year-old Dae’Shun Jamison from Michigan tested positive for Covid-19 in December last year but he “did not have one symptom,” his mother told MLive.
But when he started experiencing headaches with a temperature of 103F, he was taken to a hospital where he was diagnosed with multisystem syndrome in children or MIS-C, a condition where different parts of the body can become inflamed due to overactive immune response.
The CDC said that even though it is not clear what causes MIS-C, many children who are suffering from the condition had coronavirus or were in proximity with someone who tested positive for COVID-19.
Jamison was placed on a ventilator as his organs started shutting down and his heart was overworking. He was also hooked up to an ECMO machine, which added oxygen to his blood.
However, the 10-year-old boy lost circulation in his feet and hands, and his legs became swollen with fluids.
Because the damage was so severe, his right leg had to be amputated. But only a few weeks later, his left leg was also removed.
“Dae’Shun have to get both of his legs amputated Friday and his kidneys are not doing to good. Because of his autism he have(sic) no clue on what’s is going to happen,” his mother, Brittney Autman wrote on GoFundMe.
The mother said that she and his doctors explained to him that he needed to have one of his legs amputated.
“Dae’Shun completely broke down in tears which effected me in so many ways, I can’t believe this is really happening to my baby,” she wrote.
The surgery went well but only a few weeks later, Jamison’s left leg also needed to be amputated.
“I am struggling with his so much please keep the prayers coming,” she wrote.
In an interview with Fox 17, Autman said: “It was really hard. I just think about like, once it’s done, what will his life be afterwards? He likes to play soccer, and he likes to do things. And it’s just hard.”
Autman said that the goal is for Jamison to start using prosthetics but they are now taking things one day at a time.
Doctors at Spectrum Health’s Helen Devos Children’s Hospital said that Jemison’s case of MIS-C is the worst they have ever seen.
Symptoms of the rare condition include vomiting, fever, diarrhea, abdominal pain, fatigue, bloodshot eyes, rash, and neck pain.
Dr. Rosemary Olivero told the news station that MIS-C conditions usually start to develop two to eight weeks after coronavirus infection.
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