Pediatric COVID-19 infection in Sulaimaniyah Governorate, Iraq.
Am J Otolaryngol
; 43(1): 103199, 2022.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1384898
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
COVID-19 is a severe acute respiratory syndrome caused by SARS-CoV-2.OBJECTIVE:
To study the demographic and clinical presentations of COVID-19 with their types including MIS-C and Kawasaki among children who were admitted to Doctor Jamal Ahmad Rashid Pediatric Teaching Hospital (DJARPTH) at Sulaimaniyah city, Iraq. PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
A prospective cohort study was conducted from June to December 2020 in which 50 cases suspected of COVID-19 were enrolled in the study that was admitted at the first visit to the emergency department of DJARPTH and their age ranged between 3 months to 14 years. Then, the collected data were divided into 3 groups COVID-19, Kawasaki disease (KD), and MIS-C.RESULTS:
The fever was the most common presented symptom in all cases with COVID-19 regardless of the severity. COVID-19 may be presented as KD as well as MIS-C. There is an increase in the number of Kawasaki cases since 2019 by 6.7 fold due to the increased number of COVID-19 cases in children. Death was more related to MIS-C and primary COVID-19 diseases. Most COVID-19 cases presented with pericardial effusion; although coronary involvement and LV dysfunction mostly seen with MIS-C cases.CONCLUSION:
COVID-19 is not uncommon in pediatric patients and it presents as either primary, MIS-C, and KD. Most of the deaths and ICU outcomes were related to MIS-C presentations.Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
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COVID-19
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Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Am J Otolaryngol
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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