Convulsions in children with COVID-19 during the Omicron wave.
Acta Paediatr
; 111(5): 1023-1026, 2022 May.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1662237
ABSTRACT
AIM:
Most children with COVID-19 have mild symptoms, but data on the Omicron variant are rare. This paper describes unexpected cases with convulsions during 1 week in January 2022.METHODS:
Four children with COVID-19 were admitted with convulsions to the paediatric department in Örebro, Sweden, when Omicron accounted for more than 98% of the country's COVID-19 cases. Three children tested positive for the virus, and one had clinical COVID-19. I was able to contact the parents of three boys, who gave consent for these case studies.RESULTS:
Two boys aged 3 and 21 months tested positive for the virus and a 14-year-old boy tested negative, but had a cold and family members who had tested positive. The teenager had a history of urinary tract infections, but the younger boys had no earlier comorbidities. None had a history of epilepsy or febrile convulsions. The younger children had a fever and the teenager had upper respiratory symptoms. The 3-month-old child had repeated convulsions for several hours, the 21-month-old had continuous convulsions for 15-20 min, and the teenager had a convulsion for 30-60 s, followed by uncharacteristic aggression.CONCLUSION:
Convulsions may be a sign of the Omicron variant in children with COVID-19.Palabras clave
Texto completo:
Disponible
Colección:
Bases de datos internacionales
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Convulsiones Febriles
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudio:
Reporte de caso
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Estudio pronóstico
Tópicos:
Covid persistente
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Variantes
Límite:
Adolescente
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Niño
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Humanos
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Lactante
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Acta Paediatr
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Apa.16276
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