Clinical, laboratory and radiological characteristics of pediatric patients hospitalized with covid-19: Case series

Nuñez-Paucar H.; Candela-Herrera J.L.; Aranda-Paniora F.; Huby-Muñoz C.L.; De Coll-Vela L.E.; Bernal-Mancilla R.R.; Zamudio-Aquise M.K.; Schult-Montoya S.C. · Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica (2020) · DOI: 10.17843/rpmesp.2020.374.5926

Resumen

Children represent 1 to 5% of the entire SARS-CoV-2 infected population, and it is challenging to identify them based on clinical characteristics. We present 5 cases of pediatric patients diagnosed with COVID-19; the age range was from 1 to 14 years. They had different clinical characteristics, three of them presented fever, cough and respiratory distress, another one fever and dermatosis, and the other patient had diarrhea and vomiting associated with Guillain-Barre syndrome. Laboratory tests revealed elevated lactate dehydrogenase, D-dimer, and ferritin. The most frequent radiological pattern was perihilar peribronchial thickening. All cases had favorable clinical and radiological evolution. Diverse clinical characteristics should be considered for early diagnosis of COVID-19 in children.

Instituciones: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia; Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos; Universidad de San Martín de Porres