COVID-19 and Digestive System in Children: A Retrospective Study.
Arch Iran Med
; 23(11): 782-786, 2020 11 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-940550
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The aim of this study was to identify gastrointestinal (GI) and liver injury presentations in children admitted with COVID-19 infection.METHODS:
In this retrospective study, we studied all children with suspected symptoms of COVID-19, referred to Amirkola Children's Hospital. Clinical manifestations of the digestive and respiratory systems and liver function tests were evaluated for all cases.RESULTS:
Eighteen children were studied. The most common clinical symptoms were fever, anorexia, weakness, nausea and vomiting, cough, diarrhea, and abdominal pain, respectively. Also, 5/18 (27.8%) and 7/18 (38.9%) of cases had abnormally high alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), respectively. Additionally, in icteric cases, direct bilirubin was raised. There was no significant relationship between pulmonary lesions and abnormal excess in ALT (P = 0.59) and AST (P = 0.62).CONCLUSION:
The findings showed that there were no severe clinical GI symptoms in children with COVID-19 infection. Besides, children with increased liver enzymes did not have more respiratory involvement than those without a rise in liver enzymes.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Gastrointestinal Diseases
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COVID-19
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Liver Diseases
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Arch Iran Med
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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