A rare case report of bone marrow hypoplasia in pediatric patient with COVID 19 infection.

Autor: D., Vaghasiya Priyanka, B., Rathod Gunvanti, N., Bhalodia Jignasa
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Zdroj: International Archives of Integrated Medicine; May2021, Vol. 8 Issue 5, p76-79, 4p
Abstrakt: A rapidly spreading novel coronavirus disease, defined as COVID-19 disease appeared in December 2019. It caused severe acute respiratory syndrome and virus identified as coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) cases of which emerged unexpectedly in China and spreaded all over the world as pandemic. Although, it can affect patients of all ages, the reports of children with COVID-19 are increasing. The most common symptoms observed in children are fever, cough, diarrhoea and upper respiratory infection. In complete blood count children with COVID-19 have leucopenia and lymphopenia. COVID - 19 infection in pediatric patient can cause bone marrow myeloid suppression which leads to isolated leucopenia. Here we present the case report of a six year old female child with fever, cervical lymphadenopathy and bone marrow hypoplasia who is positive for COVID 19 infection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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