The 11-year-old boy from Challakere in Chitradurga district, who was under treatment for mucormycosis at Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital developed Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) and succumbed to the post-COVID complications on Wednesday. He was then referred to Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health (IGICH) in Bengaluru from where he was sent to Bowring Hospital. He had undergone neuro surgery at NIMHANS apart from an endoscopic sinonasal debridement surgery at Bowring hospital. During investigations, he was found to have developed MIS-C,” the doctor said. The girl, who has also lost vision in one eye, is doing well and is likely to be discharged in another ten days, he said.

Source: The Hindu July 07, 2021 21:11 UTC