CT features of novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) in children.
Eur Radiol
; 30(8): 4427-4433, 2020 Aug.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-52598
ABSTRACT
A serious epidemic of COVID-19 broke out in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, and spread to other Chinese cities and several countries now. As the majority of patients infected with COVID-19 had chest CT abnormality, chest CT has become an important tool for early diagnosis of COVID-19 and monitoring disease progression. There is growing evidence that children are also susceptible to COVID-19 and have atypical presentations compared with adults. This review is mainly about the differences in clinical symptom spectrum, diagnosis of COVID-19, and CT imaging findings between adults and children, while highlighting the value of radiology in prevention and control of COVID-19 in pediatric patients. KEY POINTS ⢠Compared with adults, pediatric patients with COVID-19 have the characteristics of lower incidence, slighter clinical symptoms, shorter course of disease, and fewer severe cases. ⢠The chest CT characteristics of COVID-19 in pediatric patients were atypical, with more localized GGO extent, lower GGO attenuation, and relatively rare interlobular septal thickening. ⢠Chest CT should be used with more caution in pediatric patients with COVID-19 to protect this vulnerable population from risking radiation.
Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Coronavirus Infections
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Betacoronavirus
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Child
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Eur Radiol
Journal subject:
Radiology
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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