LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Governor Andy Beshear (D) and his team are dealing with the state’s first child patient presumed to have a rare disease.

Health professionals think it might be a complication from COVID-19.

• Doctors Seeing a Potential Side Effect of COVID-19 in Children

In late April, reports began emerging out of England about a hyper-inflammatory state being seen in children and became sick with a fever and exhibited symptoms of Kawasaki Disease.

A Louisville mother, Shannon Allen, experienced the disease three years ago with her son Caiden.

“We just knew that he wasn’t going to make it. He flatlined three times and it all started with something simple,” Allen said.

The mother of five, Allen said it started with Caiden developing strep throat.

“A week later his lymph nodes started swelling. His lymph nodes were the size of a golf ball. He kept telling me he was sick and kept telling me he wanted to go to the hospital,” Allen said.

Allen said her son kept having repeated heart issues and eventually doctors determined Caiden had the syndrome.  

State leaders in Kentucky are now looking into a new rare response in children which may be linked to COVID-19.

“A new syndrome is being recognized in young people related to the coronavirus,” said Dr. Steven Stack, commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Public Health. 

Governor Beshear announced Monday, a 10-year-old child in the state is on a ventilator related to COVID-19 making it the first publicly reported case. 

Based on the symptoms, healthcare professionals are linking it to Kawasaki Disease. 

“Their immune system apparently becomes overactive and they have an extensive inflammatory response in their body,” Dr. Stack said.

Shawn Logan is with the Kawasaki Kids Foundation. His son fought through the disease and says there are hundreds of triggers for the syndrome.

“With the coronavirus, the symptoms are varied, they are mimicking Kawasaki disease symptoms. That's where it’s really unknown why. Is COVID-19 a trigger for Kawasaki disease? It sure could be but we’re still way far off to be able to know that with the research,” Logan said.

A few of the symptoms to look out for are, red, bloodshot eyes, consistent fever, and rashes throughout the body.

In New York, three children have died from the rare disease.