Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
DOI
10.3906/sag-2004-174
Abstract
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was firstly reported at the end of 2019. The disease rapidly spread all around the world in a few months and was declared a worldwide pandemic by WHO in March 2020. By April 9, there were 1,436,198 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the world, nearly with 6% mortality rate. This novel infectious disease causes respiratory tract illness that may generally occur as mild upper respiratory tract disease or pneumonia. In older patients and/or patients with underlying conditions, it may result in acute respiratory distress syndrome, multi organ failure and even death. According to the current literature, children account approximately for 1%-5% of diagnosed COVID-19 cases. Generally, COVID-19 seems to be a less severe disease for children than adults. Approximately 90% of pediatric patients are diagnosed as asymptomatic, mild, or moderate disease. However, up to 6.7% of cases may be severe. Severe illness is generally seen in patients smaller than 1 year of age and patients who have underlying disesases. The epidemiological and clinical patterns of COVID-19 and treatment approaches in pediatric patients still remain unclear although many pediatric reports are published. This review aims to summarize the current epidemics, clinical presentations, diagnosis, and treatment of COVID-19 in pediatric patients.
Keywords
Novel corona virus, COVID-19, pediatrics
First Page
592
Last Page
603
Recommended Citation
TEZER, HASAN and DEMİRDAĞ, TUĞBA BEDİR
(2020)
"Novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in children,"
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences: Vol. 50:
No.
9, Article 16.
https://doi.org/10.3906/sag-2004-174
Available at:
https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/medical/vol50/iss9/16