Questions about the death of the 3-year-old
Numerous unanswered questions arise about the causes of death of the 3-year-old girl who ended up last Saturday at her “Hippocratic” hospital Thessalonikia few hours after his transfer from the “Papageorgiou” hospital, where he was hospitalized for ten days.
The unfortunate little girl presented with multi-organ failure, without having found the cause that caused it, while the necropsy – autopsy that took place did not show a clear cause. The technical advisor appointed by the family is reluctant to give an opinion if they do not see the complete medical file. She does not rule out the possibility that the child may have contracted Kawasaki disease or even died of a recent COVID-19 disease.
In anticipation of the laboratory tests that will shed more light, the parents of the child filed a lawsuit against anyone responsible for possible medical errors or omissions of the doctors that resulted in the tragic loss of the child, while according to information, by order of the Minister of Health, Thanos . On the other hand, a full investigation of his medical treatment was requested. The impression is that the little patient was hospitalized for 11 days without any diagnosis for the disease she is facing.
According to what has become known, the 3-year-old was admitted to “Papageorgiou” hospital on Holy Tuesday, April 19, with swelling in her ankle, hand pain and fever. According to her relatives, her doctors examined her, gave her antipyretics, while telling her parents that her condition was being investigated. However, on April 30, the girl’s health deteriorated rapidly, oxygen saturation dropped dramatically and she was admitted to Ippokratio, which has a Children’s Intensive Care Unit. However, the minor unfortunately ended up on the same day.
The medical examiner Katerina Apostolidou, who was appointed as the family’s technical advisor, stated that in the autopsy – autopsy performed in her presence was found a cerebral and mental edema, which was expected due to multiorgan failure. However, the cause remains unknown and will be elucidated by the laboratory tests expected in the near future.
According to her, Papageorgiou’s doctors had spoken to the parents about a possible infection of the child with Kawasaki disease – Mrs. Apostolidou spoke about symptoms compatible with the specific disease – and had not ruled out a complication associated with long COVID, but without having completed the investigation and come to a diagnosis. The child had contracted COVID-19 1.5 to 2 months ago and had passed asymptomatically.