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Coronavirus Disease in Children: A Single-Center Study from Western Saudi Arabia
INTRODUCTION: Local data in Saudi Arabia regarding pediatric SARS-CoV-2 infection is limited. This study is aimed at adding insight regarding the effect of the novel coronavirus on pediatric patients by studying the presentation, laboratory parameters, and disposition of SARS-CoV-2-infected pediatri...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8360710/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34394360 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/9918056 |
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author | Mosalli, Rafat M. Kobeisy, Sumayyah Ahmed Nezar Al-Dajani, Nawaf M. Ateeg, May Abu Ahmed, Mostafa A. Meer, Wael M. Al-Saeedi, Hussain Y. Al-Harbi, Saleh A. |
author_facet | Mosalli, Rafat M. Kobeisy, Sumayyah Ahmed Nezar Al-Dajani, Nawaf M. Ateeg, May Abu Ahmed, Mostafa A. Meer, Wael M. Al-Saeedi, Hussain Y. Al-Harbi, Saleh A. |
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description | INTRODUCTION: Local data in Saudi Arabia regarding pediatric SARS-CoV-2 infection is limited. This study is aimed at adding insight regarding the effect of the novel coronavirus on pediatric patients by studying the presentation, laboratory parameters, and disposition of SARS-CoV-2-infected pediatric patients in one center in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Methodology. A retrospective study was conducted at the International Medical Center (IMC) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to assess features of pediatric patients admitted with COVID-19 from April 2020 to September 2020. RESULTS: A total of 43 patients were found to meet the study inclusion criteria. The most common presenting symptom was fever (53.5%) in study participants followed by complaints of cough, runny nose, and shortness of breath (37.2%). Lymphocytopenia was evident among 60% of those studied. Elevated C-Reactive Protein was remarkable in 24.9%. More than half of those (53.5%) studied required only supportive treatment. CONCLUSION: COVID-19 disease for the most part is mild in children with a varying clinical picture and nonspecific laboratory parameters. Further, large-scale national-based studies are needed to help in the early identification of pediatric cases at risk of complication due to COVID-19 infection hence providing proper and timely management, identifying population-specific disease pattern and perhaps targeted immunization. |
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spelling | pubmed-83607102021-08-13 Coronavirus Disease in Children: A Single-Center Study from Western Saudi Arabia Mosalli, Rafat M. Kobeisy, Sumayyah Ahmed Nezar Al-Dajani, Nawaf M. Ateeg, May Abu Ahmed, Mostafa A. Meer, Wael M. Al-Saeedi, Hussain Y. Al-Harbi, Saleh A. Int J Pediatr Research Article INTRODUCTION: Local data in Saudi Arabia regarding pediatric SARS-CoV-2 infection is limited. This study is aimed at adding insight regarding the effect of the novel coronavirus on pediatric patients by studying the presentation, laboratory parameters, and disposition of SARS-CoV-2-infected pediatric patients in one center in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Methodology. A retrospective study was conducted at the International Medical Center (IMC) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to assess features of pediatric patients admitted with COVID-19 from April 2020 to September 2020. RESULTS: A total of 43 patients were found to meet the study inclusion criteria. The most common presenting symptom was fever (53.5%) in study participants followed by complaints of cough, runny nose, and shortness of breath (37.2%). Lymphocytopenia was evident among 60% of those studied. Elevated C-Reactive Protein was remarkable in 24.9%. More than half of those (53.5%) studied required only supportive treatment. CONCLUSION: COVID-19 disease for the most part is mild in children with a varying clinical picture and nonspecific laboratory parameters. Further, large-scale national-based studies are needed to help in the early identification of pediatric cases at risk of complication due to COVID-19 infection hence providing proper and timely management, identifying population-specific disease pattern and perhaps targeted immunization. Hindawi 2021-07-27 /pmc/articles/PMC8360710/ /pubmed/34394360 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/9918056 Text en Copyright © 2021 Rafat M. Mosalli et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Mosalli, Rafat M. Kobeisy, Sumayyah Ahmed Nezar Al-Dajani, Nawaf M. Ateeg, May Abu Ahmed, Mostafa A. Meer, Wael M. Al-Saeedi, Hussain Y. Al-Harbi, Saleh A. Coronavirus Disease in Children: A Single-Center Study from Western Saudi Arabia |
title | Coronavirus Disease in Children: A Single-Center Study from Western Saudi Arabia |
title_full | Coronavirus Disease in Children: A Single-Center Study from Western Saudi Arabia |
title_fullStr | Coronavirus Disease in Children: A Single-Center Study from Western Saudi Arabia |
title_full_unstemmed | Coronavirus Disease in Children: A Single-Center Study from Western Saudi Arabia |
title_short | Coronavirus Disease in Children: A Single-Center Study from Western Saudi Arabia |
title_sort | coronavirus disease in children: a single-center study from western saudi arabia |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8360710/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34394360 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/9918056 |
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