POST-COVID CHALLENGES IN CHILDREN: MIS-C, GYNECOMASTIA, AND THE ROLE OF HEALTHCARE 4.0
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AMBETH KUMAR V D
Shashi Kant Gupta
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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused long-term health problems in children and teenagers. At first people thought that children were not as likely to get very sick from the SARS-CoV-2 virus but on many kids developed serious health issues after having COVID-19. Two of these health issues Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children which is also called MIS-C and hormone problems like gynecomastia have gotten a lot of attention from doctors.
MIS-C is a condition where the body gets too inflamed. It affects many parts of the body including the heart, lungs, kidneys, stomach, skin and brain. Gynecomastia is a condition where boys develop breast tissue which's not normal and this has happened to some kids after they recovered from COVID-19 probably because of hormone problems being overweight taking certain medicines or having an inflammatory response.
There are technologies, called Healthcare 4.0 that can help improve the way we take care of kids health. These technologies, like the Internet of Things, cloud computing, wearable devices, telemedicine, electronic health records and smart healthcare platforms all work together to help doctors and nurses keep an eye on patients all the time and catch any health problems early. This paper talks about what happens to kids who get MIS-C and gynecomastia after having COVID-19 and how important it's to use these new Healthcare 4.0 technologies to take care of kids. The study also presents an idea for a way to monitor kids health and discusses how well it works based on how quickly doctors can respond to problems how easy it is for kids to get healthcare and how well the system monitors kids.