Clinical Spectrum of COVID-19 in a Mexican Pediatric Population

OBJECTIVE: To describe the broader clinical spectrum of COVID-19 in children. METHODS: In this descriptive, prospective study, we included confirmed pediatric patients with COVID-19 who presented to the emergency department of a pediatric tertiary care center from April to July, 2020. All patients w...

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Autores principales: Bustos-Cordova, Edgar, Castillo-Garcia, Daniela, Ceron-Rodriguez, Magdalena, Soler-Quinones, Nadia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer India 2020
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Research Paper
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7926068/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33340072
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13312-021-2126-5
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: To describe the broader clinical spectrum of COVID-19 in children. METHODS: In this descriptive, prospective study, we included confirmed pediatric patients with COVID-19 who presented to the emergency department of a pediatric tertiary care center from April to July, 2020. All patients were confirmed by the SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR test, and we analyzed 24 symptoms and 25 signs. RESULTS: Among the 50 patients with COVID-19, the most common symptoms were fever, excessive cry and dry cough; digestive symptoms were frequently found (24%). The most common signs were pharyngeal erythema and irritability. CONCLUSION: Clinicians should recognize that the clinical spectrum of COVID-19 in children is wider than previously described, often with nonspecific signs and symptoms, and digestive symptoms should raise suspicion.

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