The COVID-19 in pediatric patients that were treated in Villa Clara Province
Introduction: the coronavirus disease 2019 in children does not present a high casuistry globally and it is characterized by presenting a wide clinical spectrum. The evolution of the disease is less severe in kids than in adults according to the data which was provided by some studies in China and o...
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| author | Fidel Ernesto Pérez Marrero Beatriz Rodríguez Sandeliz Juan Carlos De la Torre Pérez Lissette del Rosario López González Marbin Machado Díaz |
| author_facet | Fidel Ernesto Pérez Marrero Beatriz Rodríguez Sandeliz Juan Carlos De la Torre Pérez Lissette del Rosario López González Marbin Machado Díaz |
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| description | Introduction: the coronavirus disease 2019 in children does not present a high casuistry globally and it is characterized by presenting a wide clinical spectrum. The evolution of the disease is less severe in kids than in adults according to the data which was provided by some studies in China and other countries.
Objective: to describe the clinical aspects, the laboratory one and the treatment of COVID-19 in the pediatric population that was treated.
Methods: a descriptive cross-sectional study from Villa Clara Province was carried out in 43 patients that were diagnosed with COVID-19 from March to October 2020, the group of people was selected by non-probabilistic sampling.
Results: a total of 43 children were affected, the older than 15 years had more predomination, 20 children had the disease asymptomatically and the rest presented mild symptoms. Cutaneous manifestations and mild respiratory symptoms were highlighted. 17 patients presented mild leukopenia in the laboratory tests at 72 hours, the pulmonary radiological pattern was normal except in 2 children. The treatment was applied to everybody according to the actual protocol (kaletra, chloroquine and interferon) and it showed excellent results.
Conclusions: the clinical diagnosis favored to register a higher incidence of the disease in the patients older than 15 years, the asymptomatic cases predominated and the patients developed mild symptoms of the disease, the majority presented normal laboratory values and chest X-rays, the treatment was based on triple therapy according to the Cuban action protocol at that time. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bb93f1bc96c84e3cbe2548f32e3a78202022-12-22T03:57:26ZspaEditorial Ciencias MédicasActa Médica del Centro2709-79272021-07-011534134241027The COVID-19 in pediatric patients that were treated in Villa Clara ProvinceFidel Ernesto Pérez Marrero0Beatriz Rodríguez Sandeliz1Juan Carlos De la Torre Pérez2Lissette del Rosario López González3Marbin Machado Díaz4Hospital Provincial Pediátrico Universitario “José Luis Miranda”Hospital Provincial Pediátrico Universitario “José Luis Miranda”Hospital Provincial Materno-Infantil Universitario “Piti Fajardo”Hospital Pediátrico Universitario ˝Juan Manuel Márquez˝Hospital Provincial Pediátrico Universitario “José Luis Miranda”Introduction: the coronavirus disease 2019 in children does not present a high casuistry globally and it is characterized by presenting a wide clinical spectrum. The evolution of the disease is less severe in kids than in adults according to the data which was provided by some studies in China and other countries. Objective: to describe the clinical aspects, the laboratory one and the treatment of COVID-19 in the pediatric population that was treated. Methods: a descriptive cross-sectional study from Villa Clara Province was carried out in 43 patients that were diagnosed with COVID-19 from March to October 2020, the group of people was selected by non-probabilistic sampling. Results: a total of 43 children were affected, the older than 15 years had more predomination, 20 children had the disease asymptomatically and the rest presented mild symptoms. Cutaneous manifestations and mild respiratory symptoms were highlighted. 17 patients presented mild leukopenia in the laboratory tests at 72 hours, the pulmonary radiological pattern was normal except in 2 children. The treatment was applied to everybody according to the actual protocol (kaletra, chloroquine and interferon) and it showed excellent results. Conclusions: the clinical diagnosis favored to register a higher incidence of the disease in the patients older than 15 years, the asymptomatic cases predominated and the patients developed mild symptoms of the disease, the majority presented normal laboratory values and chest X-rays, the treatment was based on triple therapy according to the Cuban action protocol at that time.http://www.revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/1459sars-cov-2covid-19pacientes pediátricos |
| spellingShingle | Fidel Ernesto Pérez Marrero Beatriz Rodríguez Sandeliz Juan Carlos De la Torre Pérez Lissette del Rosario López González Marbin Machado Díaz The COVID-19 in pediatric patients that were treated in Villa Clara Province Acta Médica del Centro sars-cov-2 covid-19 pacientes pediátricos |
| title | The COVID-19 in pediatric patients that were treated in Villa Clara Province |
| title_full | The COVID-19 in pediatric patients that were treated in Villa Clara Province |
| title_fullStr | The COVID-19 in pediatric patients that were treated in Villa Clara Province |
| title_full_unstemmed | The COVID-19 in pediatric patients that were treated in Villa Clara Province |
| title_short | The COVID-19 in pediatric patients that were treated in Villa Clara Province |
| title_sort | covid 19 in pediatric patients that were treated in villa clara province |
| topic | sars-cov-2 covid-19 pacientes pediátricos |
| url | http://www.revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/1459 |
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