Clinical Presentation and Outcome of COVID-19 in Children: A Case Series
The novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an illness caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which affects children as well as adults. This case series pertains an observation on six patients, aged 10-17 years, who were admitted to the hospital and found to be COVID-19 pos...
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| description | The novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an illness caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which affects children as well as adults. This case series pertains an observation on six patients, aged 10-17 years, who were admitted to the hospital and found to be COVID-19 positive on testing. All patients had history of contact with COVID-19 positive confirmed family members. Most common symptoms were fever (n=4), cough (n=2) and breathlessness (n=2). No patient had any pre-existing co-morbidity. Raised levels of C-Reactive Protein (CRP) and D-dimer were present in 4 (66.6%) patients each and elevated serum ferritin levels were seen in 3 (50%) patients. Peribronchial cuffing was seen in chest X-ray of one patient. Supportive therapy along with antibiotics (azithromycin and doxycycline) was given to all children. Mean duration of hospital stay was 7.5 days. No patient required intensive care support. All patients recovered at discharge. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-322ac6993fe8428b81e9b42f4f6288a42023-02-07T08:24:07ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2022-03-01163SR01SR0310.7860/JCDR/2022/51443.16136Clinical Presentation and Outcome of COVID-19 in Children: A Case SeriesRitesh Kumar Agrawal0Meenakshi Pandey1Ashok Singh2Nirali Sanghvi3Kusumlata Yadav4Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Heritage Institute of Medical Sciences, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Heritage Institute of Medical Sciences, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Heritage Institute of Medical Sciences, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Heritage Institute of Medical Sciences, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.Postgraduate Trainee, Department of Paediatrics, Heritage Institute of Medical Sciences, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.The novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an illness caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which affects children as well as adults. This case series pertains an observation on six patients, aged 10-17 years, who were admitted to the hospital and found to be COVID-19 positive on testing. All patients had history of contact with COVID-19 positive confirmed family members. Most common symptoms were fever (n=4), cough (n=2) and breathlessness (n=2). No patient had any pre-existing co-morbidity. Raised levels of C-Reactive Protein (CRP) and D-dimer were present in 4 (66.6%) patients each and elevated serum ferritin levels were seen in 3 (50%) patients. Peribronchial cuffing was seen in chest X-ray of one patient. Supportive therapy along with antibiotics (azithromycin and doxycycline) was given to all children. Mean duration of hospital stay was 7.5 days. No patient required intensive care support. All patients recovered at discharge. https://www.jcdr.net/articles/PDF/16136/51443_CE[Ra1]_F(KR)_PF1(RD_SS)_PFA(RD_KM)_PN(KM).pdfclinical featurescoronavirus disease 2019paediatric patientpandemic |
| spellingShingle | Ritesh Kumar Agrawal Meenakshi Pandey Ashok Singh Nirali Sanghvi Kusumlata Yadav Clinical Presentation and Outcome of COVID-19 in Children: A Case Series Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research clinical features coronavirus disease 2019 paediatric patient pandemic |
| title | Clinical Presentation and Outcome of COVID-19 in Children: A Case Series |
| title_full | Clinical Presentation and Outcome of COVID-19 in Children: A Case Series |
| title_fullStr | Clinical Presentation and Outcome of COVID-19 in Children: A Case Series |
| title_full_unstemmed | Clinical Presentation and Outcome of COVID-19 in Children: A Case Series |
| title_short | Clinical Presentation and Outcome of COVID-19 in Children: A Case Series |
| title_sort | clinical presentation and outcome of covid 19 in children a case series |
| topic | clinical features coronavirus disease 2019 paediatric patient pandemic |
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