Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in children: a systematic review of imaging findings.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 is a novel coronavirus infection that can cause a severe respiratory illness and has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). Because children appear to be less severely affected than adults, their imaging appearances have not been extensively reported.

Objective

To systematically review available literature regarding imaging findings in paediatric cases of COVID-19.

Materials and methods

We searched four databases (Medline, Embase, Cochrane, Google Scholar) for articles describing imaging findings in children with COVID-19. We included all modalities, age <18 years, and foreign language articles, using descriptive statistics to identify patterns and locations of imaging findings, and their association with outcomes.

Resu

SUBMITTER: Shelmerdine SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7300372 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature