Boy Has Arms, Legs Amputated After Developing COVID-Linked Condition MIS-C - Newsweek

A 10-year-old boy from Michigan has had to have both of his hands and legs amputated after developing Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), a new and rare condition that scientists have linked to COVID-19.

However, 99 per cent of the people who have developed MIS-C did so after contracting COVID-19, with the other 1 per cent having developed it after being around someone with COVID-19.

"Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a condition where different body parts can become inflamed, including the heart, lungs, kidneys, brain, skin, eyes, or gastrointestinal organs," the U.S.

The majority of MIS-C cases have occurred in children aged between one and 14, but people as old as 20 have been affected.

It's unknown whether this increase in COVID-19 cases among children and adolescents will also increase cases of MIS-C.".