COVID-19 in Pediatrics: A Diagnostic Challenge.

Autor: Mohamed AA; Department of Biochemistry, National Hepatology Tropical Medicine Research Institute, Cairo, Egypt., Mohamed N; Faculty of Biotechnology, Misr University for Science and Technology, Giza, Egypt., Abd-Elsalam S; Tropical Medicine Department, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt., ElSadek SM; Departments of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine for Grils, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt., Ahmed HH; Departments of Pediatrics, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt., Taha HA; Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Al Azahar University, Cairo, Egypt., Mohamed GK; Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al Azahar University, Cairo, Egypt., Soliman DR; Departments of pediatric, Benha Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha, Egypt.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Current pediatric reviews [Curr Pediatr Rev] 2021; Vol. 17 (3), pp. 225-228.
DOI: 10.2174/1573396317666210329153515
Abstrakt: Most pediatric patients with COVID-19 described in the literature have unusual or mild respiratory symptoms. Fever is usually a prominent feature. Cough is described frequently. Less common are sore throat, headache, productive cough, nausea, and diarrhea. Some studies estimate that children made up about 2% of the affected population. Nearly 1.2% of infected children need hospital treatment and some children require mechanical ventilation. The immune system in children is in its development stage, therefore the immune response to pathogens is different from adults.
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Databáze: MEDLINE