ArticlePediatric radiology2020
Thoracic imaging of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in children: a series of 91 cases.
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- Imaging findings in acute pediatric coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia and multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C).Pediatric radiology · 2022Review
- Molecular imaging as a tool for evaluation of COVID-19 sequelae - A review of literature.World journal of radiology · 2022Review
- Lung Ultrasound in Adults and Children with COVID-19: From First Discoveries to Recent Advances.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Lung Ultrasound Patterns in Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)-Characteristics and Prognostic Value.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children associated with SARS-CoV-2: extracardiac radiological findings.The British journal of radiology · 2022Article
- Typical and Atypical Clinical Presentation of COVID-19 Infection in Children in The Top of Pandemic in EL-Minia Governorate (Two Center Experience).Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases · 2022Article
- Clinical Characteristics of Children With SARS-CoV-2 Infection in a Hospital in Latin America.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
- Thromboembolic complications in children with COVID-19 and MIS-C: A narrative review.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundPulmonary infection with SARS-CoV-2 virus (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; COVID-19) has rapidly spread worldwide to become a global pandemic.
objectiveTo collect paediatric COVID-19 cases worldwide and to summarize both clinical and imaging findings in children who tested positive on polymerase chain reaction testing for SARS-CoV-2. MATERIALS AND
methodsData were collected by completion of a standardised case report form submitted to the office of the European Society of Paediatric Radiology from March 12 to April 8, 2020. Chest imaging findings in children younger than 18 years old who tested positive on polymerase chain reaction testing for SARS-CoV-2 were included. Representative imaging studies were evaluated by multiple senior paediatric radiologists from this group with expertise in paediatric chest imaging.
resultsNinety-one children were included (49 males; median age: 6.1 years, interquartile range: 1.0 to 13.0 years, range: 9 days-17 years). Most had mild symptoms, mostly fever and cough, and one-third had coexisting medical conditions. Eleven percent of children presented with severe symptoms and required intensive unit care. Chest radiographs were available in 89% of patients and 10% of them were normal. Abnormal chest radiographs showed mainly perihilar bronchial wall thickening (58%) and/or airspace consolidation (35%). Computed tomography (CT) scans were available in 26% of cases, with the most common abnormality being ground glass opacities (88%) and/or airspace consolidation (58%). Tree in bud opacities were seen in 6 of 24 CTs (25%). Lung ultrasound and chest magnetic resonance imaging were rarely utilized.
conclusionIt seems unnecessary to perform chest imaging in children to diagnose COVID-19. Chest radiography can be used in symptomatic children to assess airway infection or pneumonia. CT should be reserved for when there is clinical concern to assess for possible complications, especially in children with coexisting medical conditions.
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