10-Year-Old Texas Boy Dies After Battling COVID Complications, Including Gangrene in His Legs

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A 10-year-old boy in Texas has died following a weeks-long battle with a variety ofCOVID-19complications, including the development of gangrene in his legs.

Since being admitted to the hospital on Sept. 30 for COVID-19, Zyrin was also diagnosed with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) andmultisystem inflammatory syndrome— known as MIS-C when found in children — Engmann said.

According to theCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, MIS-C is condition where different body parts can become inflamed and it’s been found that “many children with MIS-C had the virus that causes COVID-19, or had been around someone with COVID-19.”

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“They gave my sister a choice: to amputate his legs and arms, or let him go,” she said. “Without the amputation, he doesn’t have any chance to live. With it, he has a 25 percent chance.”

Engmann added that her sister chose to take Zyrin off life support “because that’s the most humane and compassionate thing she can do for her child.”

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