Differences in Clinical and Imaging Presentation of Pediatric Patients with COVID-19 in Comparison with Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To characterize and compare the initial clinical and imaging features of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in pediatric and adult patients undergoing chest CT.

Materials and methods

A total of 61 patients, consisting of 47 adults (aged 18 years or older) and 14 pediatric patients (aged younger than 18 years) with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 confirmed by real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction between January 25 and February 15, 2020, were enrolled in this study. All patients underwent chest CT within 3 days after the initial reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction test. The clinical presentation, serum markers, and CT findings were assessed and compared between the adult and pediatric patients.

Results

Fever was less common in ped

SUBMITTER: Chen A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7233434 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature