“And to parents,” she added, “if your child has symptoms like fever, rash, abdominal pain or vomiting, call your doctor right away.”

Conjunctivitis, or inflammation of the eye, and swollen lymph nodes are also symptoms of Kawasaki disease.

“So far, from what we understand, this is a rare complication in the pediatric population that they believe is related to COVID-19,” Zucker said, adding, “We are following it very closely.”

Pediatricians in several European countries, including Italy, Britain, France and Spain, have reported dozens of cases of children presenting these kind of symptoms.

No deaths have been recorded, and although many of the children tested positive for the coronavirus, others didn’t.

In Italy’s northern town of Bergamo, a hot spot for the outbreak, one hospital had 20 cases in April alone. In four Parisian hospitals, 20 children were hospitalized with inflammatory heart conditions, and in Britain, over a dozen children with such symptoms have required intensive care.

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