Frontiers in Pediatrics (Dec 2020)

COVID-19 Pneumonia in Children: From Etiology to Management

  • Giuseppe Fabio Parisi,
  • Cristiana Indolfi,
  • Fabio Decimo,
  • Salvatore Leonardi,
  • Michele Miraglia del Giudice

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2020.616622
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8

Abstract

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COVID-19 is less serious in children than in adults. However, respiratory management dominates the clinical picture of hospitalized COVID-19 even in children. In some case series, deterioration of the clinical picture wherein dyspnea, cyanosis, and the onset of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) emerged ~8–10 days after the onset of SARS-CoV-2 infection, which could rapidly progress to multiple organ failure and death. This review aimed to evaluate the characteristics of COVID-19 pneumonia in pediatric populations, beginning from its etiology and pathological mechanisms and closing with its clinical management.

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