Life-threatening SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children: A Single-center Case Series
| Author | Sedigheh Rafiei Tabatabaei | en |
| Author | Abdollah Karimi | en |
| Author | Shahnaz Armin | en |
| Author | Seyed Alireza Fahimzad | en |
| Author | Roxana Mansour Ghanaie | en |
| Author | Saeed Sadr | en |
| Author | Mitra Khalili | en |
| Author | Amirhossein Hosseini | en |
| Author | Hojjat Derakhshanfar | en |
| Author | Mina Alibeik | en |
| Author | Mehrdad Yasaei | en |
| Orcid | Shahnaz Armin [0000-0002-4993-482X] | en |
| Orcid | Seyed Alireza Fahimzad [0000-0001-6054-0656] | en |
| Orcid | Roxana Mansour Ghanaie [0000-0001-7475-0240] | en |
| Orcid | Mitra Khalili [0000-0003-2650-1682] | en |
| Orcid | Amirhossein Hosseini [0000-0001-8103-8833] | en |
| Orcid | Mina Alibeik [0000-0001-7562-3817] | en |
| Orcid | Mehrdad Yasaei [0000-0002-6820-5630] | en |
| Issued Date | 2022-10-31 | en |
| Abstract | Introduction: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is known as the most recent pandemic condition declared by the World Health Organization (WHO). It is widely believed that this infection is less frequent and severe in children, but few mortality reports are available in this age group population. Case Presentation: We described nine pediatric patients with probable or confirmed COVID-19 who died due to disease complications. Their age ranged between seven months and 14 years. All had underlying diseases, and three of them had been hospitalized before the COVID-19 diagnosis due to their previous medical conditions. Cough and respiratory symptoms were the most common symptoms observed in these patients. Bilateral ground-glass opacities were common radiologic findings. Conclusions: Although COVID-19 is less common in the pediatric group, all ages are vulnerable to this infection, and mortality may occur, especially in patients with underlying diseases. We emphasize that children with underlying diseases and COVID-19 should be hospitalized and monitored tightly during treatment. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/pedinfect.107644 | en |
| URI | https://brieflands.com/journals/apid/articles/107644 | en |
| Keyword | COVID-19 | en |
| Keyword | SARS-CoV-2 | en |
| Keyword | Mortality | en |
| Keyword | Children | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Life-threatening SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children: A Single-center Case Series | en |
| Type | Case Report | en |