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Management of pleural empyema in a 12-year-old obese patient with COVID-19: a pediatric case report

BACKGROUND: With the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, along with the development of new mutations of the virus and an increase in the number of cases among pediatrics, physicians should be aware and alerted on the atypical presentations of the disease, especially in less expected ind...

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Autores principales: Abbasi, Reza, Javanmardi, Farnaz Sadat, Mokhtari, Ahmad, Hosseinpour, Parisa, Shahriarirad, Reza, Ebrahimi, Kamyar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8630417/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34847919
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12887-021-03007-1
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: With the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, along with the development of new mutations of the virus and an increase in the number of cases among pediatrics, physicians should be aware and alerted on the atypical presentations of the disease, especially in less expected individuals. CASE PRESENTATION: Here we present a 12-year-old obese boy (BMI = 37.5 kg/m(2)) who presented with empyema, which was following SARS-CoV-2 infection. The patient had no history of fever. Due to the onset of dyspnea, a chest tube was inserted for him which was later altered to a pleural drainage needle catheter. CONCLUSION: Our case is the first report of COVID-19 presenting as empyema among pediatrics. Pleural empyema should be considered as a rare complication of COVID-19. Since there is still no guideline in the management of empyema in the context of COVID-19, delay in diagnosis and intervention may cause morbidity and mortality in children.