Open AccessClinical manifestations of new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in children admitted to hospital
Author(s) -
Д. И. Садыкова,
С. В. Халиуллина,
В. А. Анохин,
А. И. Зиатдинов,
С. А. Сенек,
Н. В. Самойлова,
Т. П. Макарова,
Yu. S. Melnikova,
Л. Р. Хуснутдинова
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
rossijskij vestnik perinatologii i pediatrii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.139
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2500-2228
pISSN - 1027-4065
DOI - 10.21508/1027-4065-2021-66-5-88-96
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , pediatrics , observational study , retrospective cohort study , coronavirus , pneumonia , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease
Objective. To describe clinical and laboratory features of COVID-19 in children admitted to the hospital. Children characteristics and research methods. The authors carried out a retrospective observational study, which included 204 children admitted to the Kazan hospital with a diagnosis of “new coronavirus infection” in the period from May 1 to October 30, 2020. Results. It was revealed that all hospitalized children had RNA of the SARS-CoV-2 virus (100%) in a smear from the nasopharynx and oropharynx detected by PCR and only 50% of patients were diagnosed with lung tissue lesions by computed tomography. The clinical picture of COVID-19 in children most often corresponds to the classic manifestations of a respiratory viral infection. Risk factors for the development of severe forms, described in adults, were recorded only in isolated cases in our study. Conclusion. The clinical picture of COVID-19 in children most often corresponds to the classic manifestations of a respiratory viral infection. Risk factors for the development of severe forms, described in adults, were recorded in isolated cases in our study.