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A Mississippi teenager is fighting a syndrome that affects children and is associated with COVID-19.Allie Henderson, 13, started to feel ill last week. After negative flu and COVID-19 tests, she had her appendix removed. “They come back after the CT and say, ‘Yes. It is her appendix. It’s swollen and inflamed, and we need to take it out,’” said Allie’s mother, Leann Henderson.After the surgery, Allie spiked a fever and her condition got worse. She was taken to the hospital, where doctors there diagnosed her with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children. “It attacks the appendix, kidneys, anywhere that has blood, it attacks,” Leann Henderson said. The syndrome is rare, but medical experts said it appears after a child is diagnosed or exposed to COVID-19. Doctors did an antibody COVID-19 test for Allie that came back positive. Her mother said doctors told her Allie likely had an asymptomatic case of the virus and now the syndrome has attacked her body.“From head to toe, it’s affected her body,” Leann Henderson said.Allie is still not breathing on her own, but she is on the road to recovery, according to her mother. “They are saying she will be fine and return to normal, but they just still don’t know 100%,” she said.Allie’s mother has been sharing her daughter’s story on social media and hopes it will help other parents who may have sick children.“Her story has been shared on Facebook, and already helped two little girls out,” Leann Henderson said.With a recent spike in COVID-19 cases, Leann Henderson’s message to parents is to look out for any signs, research the syndrome and advocate for your child.Recovery from MIS-C could take weeks and Allie will have several follow-up appointments with specialists over the next few months.Watch the video above to learn more about this story.