Title
Novel 2019 coronavirus infection in children
Other title
Infección por el nuevo coronavirus 2019 en niños
Date Issued
01 January 2020
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Instituto Nacional de Salud
Abstract
COVID-19 is rarely reported in children and they are mildly affected in most cases. The most common clinical presentation of COVID-19 is cough, fever and sore throat; severe cases show tachypnea. The course of the disease is from one to two weeks. Laboratory findings are nonspecific; lymphopenia, elevation of C-reactive protein and procalcitonin have been described. Early chest X-ray is usually normal, and the most common tomographic findings are consolidations with halo, ground-glass opacities and tiny nodules which mainly affects subpleural areas. Management of the disease is supportive; in severe cases, it should be focused on respiratory support. It is recommended to limit the handling of respiratory secretions and to follow the same preventive measures provided to adults.
Start page
335
End page
340
Volume
37
Issue
2
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Pediatría
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85088927011
PubMed ID
Source
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica
ISSN of the container
17264634
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