Clinical features of pediatric post-acute COVID-19: a descriptive retrospective follow-up study

Liene Smane; Ieva Roge; Zanda Pucuka; Jana Pavare

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Clinical features of pediatric post-acute COVID-19: a descriptive retrospective follow-up study

Liene Smane (Corresponding Author), Ieva Roge, Zanda Pucuka, Jana Pavare

Department of Paediatrics

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Abstract

To date, information on COVID-19 long-term post-recovery sequelae in children and adolescents remains scarce. A retrospective descriptive cohort study was performed by collecting data on 92 patients (age ≤ 18 years). All were evaluated during a face-to-face visit following a specially designed post-COVID-19 symptom assessment protocol at the following stage: 1–3 months after COVID-19 onset. Among the 92 children, 45 (49%) were completely free of any COVID-19-related symptoms, while 47 (51%) reported persistence of at least one symptom, in particular tiredness, loss of taste and/or smell and headaches. The most common post-acute COVID-19 clinical features were noted in children aged between 10 and 18 years. A detailed multidisciplinary follow-up of patients with COVID-19 seems relevant, whatever the severity of the symptoms.

Original language	English
Article number	177
Journal	Italian Journal of Pediatrics
Volume	47
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13052-021-01127-z
Publication status	Published - 26 Aug 2021

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Pediatrics
Post-acute COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2

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3.2 Clinical medicine

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Clinical features of pediatric post-acute COVID-19: a descriptive retrospective follow-up study

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