Clinical features of pediatric patients with COVID-19: a report of two family cluster cases

• Published in: World journal of pediatrics : WJP Vol. 16; no. 3; pp. 267 - 270
• Main Authors: Ji, Li-Na, Chao, Shuang, Wang, Yue-Jiao, Li, Xue-Jun, Mu, Xiang-Dong, Lin, Ming-Gui, Jiang, Rong-Meng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Springer Singapore 01.06.2020; Department of Pediatrics, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital Affiliated To Tsinghua University, Litang Road No.168, Changping District, Beijing 102218, China%Department of Respiratory Medicine, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital Affiliated To Tsinghua University, Litang Road No.168, Changping District, Beijing 102218, China%Department of Infectious Disease, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital Affiliated To Tsinghua University, Litang Road No.168, Changping District, Beijing 102218, China%Department of Infectious Disease, Beijing Ditan Hospital Affiliated To Capital Medical University, Jingshun East Street No.8, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100011, China
• Subjects: Adolescent; Brief Report; Child; Coronavirus Infections - diagnosis; COVID-19; Critical Care Medicine; Family Health; Humans; Imaging; Intensive; Male; Maternal and Child Health; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Pandemics; Pediatric Surgery; Pediatrics; Pneumonia, Viral - diagnosis; Radiology; Retrospective Studies; Surgery; COVID-19; Coronavirus; Children; Wuhan
• ISSN: 1708-8569; 1867-0687
• DOI: 10.1007/s12519-020-00356-2

Background Coronovirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread rapidly across the globe. People of all ages are susceptible to COVID-19. However, literature reports on pediatric patients are limited. Methods To improve the recognition of COVID-19 infection in children, we retrospectively reviewed two confirmed pediatric cases from two family clusters. Both clinical features and laboratory examination results of the children and their family members were described. Results The two confirmed children only presented with mild respiratory or gastrointestinal symptoms. Both of them had normal chest CT images. After general and symptomatic treatments, both children recovered quickly. Both families had travel histories to Hubei Province. Conclusions Pediatric patients with COVID-19 are mostly owing to family cluster or with a close contact history. Infected children have relatively milder clinical symptoms than infected adults. We should attach importance to early recognition, early diagnosis, and early treatment of infected children.