Clinical characteristics and outcomes of children with COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia

被引:16
作者
Alnajjar, Abeer A. [1 ]
Dohain, Ahmed M. [1 ,2 ]
Abdelmohsen, Gaser A. [1 ,2 ]
Alahmadi, Turki S. [1 ]
Zaher, Zaher F. [1 ]
Abdelgalil, Abobakr A. [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] King Abdulaziz Univ, Dept Pediat, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
[2] Cairo Univ, Dept Pediat, Cairo, Egypt
关键词
COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; clinical characteristics; children; comorbidities;
D O I
10.15537/smj.2021.42.4.20210011
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Objectives: To determine the demographic and clinical characteristics, underlying comorbidities, and outcomes of children with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. Methods: In this retrospective study, we reported 62 pediatric patients (age <14 years) with confirmed COVID-19 between March 2 and July 1, 2020, at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Results: Comorbid conditions, including cardiac, neurological, respiratory, and malignant disorders, were reported in 9 patients (14.5%). The most prominent presenting complaints were fever (80.6%) and cough (48.4%). Most of our patients (80.6%) had mild disease, 11.3% had moderate disease, and 8.1% exhibited severe and critical illness. Twenty-one patients (33.9%) were hospitalized, with 4 patients (6.5%) admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit, and 3 (4.8%) patients died. Conclusion: All pediatric age groups are susceptible to COVID-19, with no gender difference. COVID-19 infection may result in critical illness and even mortality in subsets of pediatric patients.
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页码:391 / 398
页数:8
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