“You have the infection and your immune system gets all revved up, and even when the infection’s gone, your immune system is still fighting it,” he said, adding that it can then attack organs and cause inflammation so that organs stop working well. Robert Smith, the hospital’s associate chief medical officer, said Friday. The syndrome is caused by an overreaction by the immune system, Dr. The disorder - so new to Las Vegas that the cases have not yet been reported by the state or county - can take hold in children who were infected with the coronavirus. Sebastian’s is one of a handful of cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children that have been treated at Sunrise in recent days. After he was admitted, his temperature spiked to 105 degrees. After initially showing no symptoms, he developed a high fever and a rapid heart rate weeks later, leading to his hospitalization at Sunrise Children’s Hospital. Sebastian had tested positive for COVID-19 in late April after his grandmother became ill with the virus, Sombra said.
She wanted to be there to comfort him, as Sebastian Rodriguez was terrified by the medical staff in “astronaut” suits, the head-to-toe protective gear worn to avoid contracting the disease. (Karen Sombra)įor more than two weeks, Karen Sombra spent every day and night in a Las Vegas pediatric intensive care unit where her 2½-year-old son was being treated for complications from COVID-19.
The 2½-year-old, who was treated for a new syndrome associated with the coronavirus, was discharged later that day. Karen Sombra cuddles Thursday with son Sebastian Rodriguez in the intensive care unit at Sunrise Children's Hospital.
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