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ArticleInternational journal of pediatrics2021

Coronavirus Disease in Children: A Single-Center Study from Western Saudi Arabia.

Rafat M Mosalli, Sumayyah Ahmed Nezar Kobeisy, Nawaf M Al-Dajani, May Abu Ateeg, Mostafa A Ahmed, Wael M Meer, Hussain Y Al-Saeedi, Saleh A Al-Harbi

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Article in International journal of pediatrics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Rafat M MosalliDepartment of Pediatrics, Umm Al Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4590-2820
Sumayyah Ahmed Nezar KobeisyDepartment of Pediatrics, Doctor Soliman Fakeeh Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5286-4730
Nawaf M Al-DajaniDepartment of Pediatrics, International Medical Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7835-8852
May Abu AteegDepartment of Pediatrics, International Medical Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Mostafa A AhmedDepartment of Pediatrics, International Medical Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Wael M MeerDepartment of Pediatrics, International Medical Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Hussain Y Al-SaeediDepartment of Pediatrics, International Medical Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Saleh A Al-HarbiDepartment of Pediatrics, Umm Al Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2913-8340

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionLocal data in Saudi Arabia regarding pediatric SARS-CoV-2 infection is limited. This study is aimed at adding insight regarding the effect of the novel coronavirus on pediatric patients by studying the presentation, laboratory parameters, and disposition of SARS-CoV-2-infected pediatric patients in one center in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

resultsA total of 43 patients were found to meet the study inclusion criteria. The most common presenting symptom was fever (53.5%) in study participants followed by complaints of cough, runny nose, and shortness of breath (37.2%). Lymphocytopenia was evident among 60% of those studied. Elevated C-Reactive Protein was remarkable in 24.9%. More than half of those (53.5%) studied required only supportive treatment.

conclusionCOVID-19 disease for the most part is mild in children with a varying clinical picture and nonspecific laboratory parameters. Further, large-scale national-based studies are needed to help in the early identification of pediatric cases at risk of complication due to COVID-19 infection hence providing proper and timely management, identifying population-specific disease pattern and perhaps targeted immunization.

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