Characteristics of Eight Pediatric Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019
| Author | Gaoyan Chen | en |
| Author | Junhua Li | en |
| Author | Yongchao Jiang | en |
| Author | Haihua Chen | en |
| Author | Rui Pan | en |
| Issued Date | 2020-08-16 | en |
| Abstract | Background: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has attracted global attention for unexpected rapid transmission among countries. Currently, little is known about the attributes of pediatric patients with COVID-19. Objectives: To describe the characteristics of pediatric patients with COVID-19. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the epidemiological, laboratory, imaging, and clinical data of pediatric patients with COVID-19 from January 31 to February 24, 2020. Results: A total of eight patients with COVID-19 were enrolled in this study. Two patients had underlying diseases. Seven children (87.5%) belonged to a family cluster outbreak. The most common symptoms were fever (50%), cough (37.5%), expectoration (37.5%), and Sore throat (37.5%). For the laboratory findings, all patients had positive nCoV-RNA results, three patients (37.5%) with abnormal white blood cell counts, and six patients (75%) with higher lymphocyte counts. Chest computed tomography (CT) showed ground-glass opacity or patchy shadows in 7 patients (87.5%). All patients received antiviral therapy. Additionally, four patients (50%) were treated with antibiotics, one with glucocorticoid atomization (12.5%), one with interferon atomization (12.5%), four patients (50%) with traditional Chinese medicine. All patients discharged within three weeks, without poor prognosis or recurrence after 14 days follow-up. Conclusions: Pediatric patients with COVID-19 were mainly transfected through family cluster outbreaks. The clinical manifestations were mild without a typical pattern. High-resolution CT and nCoV-RNA tests have great value for early-stage diagnosis. Antiviral therapy is effective in treating viral pneumonia. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/ijp.103337 | en |
| URI | https://brieflands.com/journals/ijp/articles/103337 | en |
| Keyword | Child | en |
| Keyword | Infection | en |
| Keyword | Coronavirus | en |
| Keyword | Pneumonia | en |
| Keyword | Treatment | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Characteristics of Eight Pediatric Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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