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Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the pulmonary function of pediatric patients with COVID-19 after recovery. Methods: Pediatric patients aged 5-18 years hospitalized with diagnoses of COVID-19 and discharged with recovery were included in this prospective study. Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) were performed through spirometry. Results: The patient group consisted of 34 children and the control group of 33. The forced vital capacity (FVC%) values of the control and patient groups were 110.62±11.71 and 94.21±13.68 (p<0.001), forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1%) values were 104.91±6.26 and 98.67±14.93 (p=0.032), FEV1/FVC% values were 108.50±8.81 and 101.06±24.89 (p=0.034), and forced expiratory flow (FEF) 25-75% values were 106.71±6.68 and 101.85±24.89, respectively (p=0.286). However, Spearman correlation analysis revealed moderate negative correlation between length of hospital stay and FEF 25-75% (r=-0.364, p=0.35). Conclusion: PFTs in pediatric patients after recovery from COVID-19 were abnormal in the present study. The results were significant in terms of the development of mixed-type lung disease. Further long- and short-term studies are now needed for a better understanding of the prognosis in these patients.
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Neuroblastoma is the most common type of extracranial solid tumor during childhood. Clinical presentation includes ipsilateral ptosis, myosis, anhydrosis and enophthalmos. The case of a 2.5-year-old boy who had a complaint of constriction of the left pupil for 3 days is presented. In the physical examination, the pupil of the OD was moderately dilated; there was myosis on the OS and ptosis on the left eyelid. Horner syndrome was considered due to these findings. History of the patient revealed that a central venous catheter insertion procedure was tried from the left side.
