COVID-19 in Children A Review on Our Understanding So Far

Clinical manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 in children are not typical. These range from relatively mild to no symptoms in 90% of patients to a severe Kawasaki like disease compared to adults. The outcome is usually favorable in children. There are relatively few studies related to coronavirus disease (C...

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Published inMAMC Journal of Medical Sciences Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 1 - 10
Main Authors Madan, Siddharth, Srishti
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.01.2022
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects
childhood covid-19
coronavirus disease
covid-19
Demographic aspects
Epidemics
India
kawasaki disease
Pediatric research
Risk factors
sars-cov-2
India
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Summary:Clinical manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 in children are not typical. These range from relatively mild to no symptoms in 90% of patients to a severe Kawasaki like disease compared to adults. The outcome is usually favorable in children. There are relatively few studies related to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in children, no major clinical trials exist. The experience of this novel disease in adults is being extrapolated to manage pediatric COVID-19 cases. This review summarizes the current understanding of pediatric COVID-19 with regards to the epidemiology, clinical manifestations and management.
ISSN:2394-7438
DOI:10.4103/mamcjms.mamcjms_40_21