COVID-19 Infection in Iranian Children: A Case Series of 9 Patients
Background: COVID‐19 is an acute infectious respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the infection a global pandemic. The incidence, severity, and prognosis of this disease are likely to be different in children compared with adults. Herein...
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doaj-4088cbd237534c5581b33a1118dc29da2020-11-25T03:22:19ZengMazandaran University of Medical SciencesJournal of Pediatrics Review2322-43982322-44012020-04-0182139144COVID-19 Infection in Iranian Children: A Case Series of 9 PatientsGolnar Rahimzadeh0Mina Ekrami Noghabi1Fereshteh Kadkhodaei Elyaderani2Mohammad Reza Navaeifar3Ahmad Ali Enayati4Ali Manafi Anari5Maryam Hujati6Shaghayegh Rezai7Mohammad Sadegh Rezai8 Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. Department of Pediatrics, Bohlool Hospital, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran. Taleghani Hospital, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Chalus, Mazandaran, Iran. Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. School of Public Health and Health Sciences Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. Ali Asghar children’s Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. Department of Microbiology and Virology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. Background: COVID‐19 is an acute infectious respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the infection a global pandemic. The incidence, severity, and prognosis of this disease are likely to be different in children compared with adults. Herein we present 9 pediatric patients with COVID-19 infection in Iran. Case Presentation: We present 9 pediatric cases of COVID-19 admitted to different hospitals in Iran. Six patients were male. The youngest was two years old and the oldest one ten years. All children had at least one infected family member. Fever, chills, myalgia, cough, tachypnea, retraction, and crackle were common in all cases. None of our patients presented with diarrhea, vomiting, or a runny nose. Three cases had leukopenia and lymphopenia. COVID‐19 RNA was identified in three cases. In all cases, elevated C-reactive protein and erythrocyte sedimentation rate were detected. Two cases had a high level of lactate dehydrogenase. All cases received supportive care and antibiotic therapy and were discharged within six days with a good general condition. Conclusions: COVID-19 pneumonia prognosis is good in children with no underlying diseases. Our patients recovered without the need for LPN/r, ribavirin, or mechanical ventilation.http://jpr.mazums.ac.ir/article-1-314-en.htmlcovid-19pediatricrespiratory diseasecase series |
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Golnar Rahimzadeh Mina Ekrami Noghabi Fereshteh Kadkhodaei Elyaderani Mohammad Reza Navaeifar Ahmad Ali Enayati Ali Manafi Anari Maryam Hujati Shaghayegh Rezai Mohammad Sadegh Rezai COVID-19 Infection in Iranian Children: A Case Series of 9 Patients Journal of Pediatrics Review covid-19 pediatric respiratory disease case series |
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Golnar Rahimzadeh Mina Ekrami Noghabi Fereshteh Kadkhodaei Elyaderani Mohammad Reza Navaeifar Ahmad Ali Enayati Ali Manafi Anari Maryam Hujati Shaghayegh Rezai Mohammad Sadegh Rezai |
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COVID-19 Infection in Iranian Children: A Case Series of 9 Patients |
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COVID-19 Infection in Iranian Children: A Case Series of 9 Patients |
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COVID-19 Infection in Iranian Children: A Case Series of 9 Patients |
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COVID-19 Infection in Iranian Children: A Case Series of 9 Patients |
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COVID-19 Infection in Iranian Children: A Case Series of 9 Patients |
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covid-19 infection in iranian children: a case series of 9 patients |
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Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences |
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Journal of Pediatrics Review |
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2020-04-01 |
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Background: COVID‐19 is an acute infectious respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the infection a global pandemic. The incidence, severity, and prognosis of this disease are likely to be different in children compared with adults. Herein we present 9 pediatric patients with COVID-19 infection in Iran.
Case Presentation: We present 9 pediatric cases of COVID-19 admitted to different hospitals in Iran. Six patients were male. The youngest was two years old and the oldest one ten years. All children had at least one infected family member. Fever, chills, myalgia, cough, tachypnea, retraction, and crackle were common in all cases. None of our patients presented with diarrhea, vomiting, or a runny nose. Three cases had leukopenia and lymphopenia. COVID‐19 RNA was identified in three cases. In all cases, elevated C-reactive protein and erythrocyte sedimentation rate were detected. Two cases had a high level of lactate dehydrogenase. All cases received supportive care and antibiotic therapy and were discharged within six days with a good general condition.
Conclusions: COVID-19 pneumonia prognosis is good in children with no underlying diseases. Our patients recovered without the need for LPN/r, ribavirin, or mechanical ventilation. |
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