Features of the clinical course of novel coronavirus infection COVID-19 in children

Abstract

Background. The problem of the clinical course and complications of a novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in children is given special attention in pediatrics. Early detection of renal lesions in children with rheumatic diseases remains difficult. Early diagnosis of possible complications of a new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in children remains relevant at the present stage. The study of the features of the course of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in children is necessary to identify a group of patients at high risk for the development of complications after infection in the early and long-term periods. Objective. The purpose of the work was to determine the features of the clinical course of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in children. To analyze a clinical case from real medical practice in order to draw attention to the problem of complications after suffering a novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in children.Materials and methods. The study was conducted at the Department of Polyclinic Pediatrics of the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education Orenburg State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation on the basis of the territorial children's polyclinic No. 3 of the Children's City Clinical Hospital of Orenburg.Conclusion. The novel coronavirus infection COVID-19 in children has a diverse clinical picture, including hyperthermic, catarrhal, dyspeptic syndromes. The vast majority of children are ill between the ages of 5 and 12, infection occurs mainly in organized groups (schools, kindergartens). Most children are slightly ill, however, there is a high probability of developing neurological, cognitive, psychiatric and other complications after suffering a new coronavirus infection COVID-19.

Keywords

• covid-19
• children
• coronavirus
• complications