Rossijskij Vestnik Perinatologii i Pediatrii (Nov 2020)

A teenager with a severe form of COVID-19

  • L. N. Mazankova,
  • I. M. Osmanov,
  • E. R. Samitova,
  • A. B. Malakhov,
  • V. V. Koroid,
  • А. A. Nedostoev,
  • E. P. Kaurova,
  • T. A. Kuznetsova,
  • O. S. Kulichkina,
  • N. V. Loban

DOI
https://doi.org/10.21508/1027-4065-2020-65-5-58-65
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 65, no. 5
pp. 58 – 65

Abstract

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In most cases children have a light form of new coronavirus infection COVID-19 as compared to adult patients; however, some children may develop severe forms of the disease. Children account for 1—11% of the confirmed patients, less than 1% of the patients have severe and extremely severe forms. The article describes a clinical case of a teenager with a severe course of COVID-19, characterized by the mismatch of physical data and a large degree of lung tissue damage, the development of hemorrhagic syndrome, low effectiveness of antibacterial and antiviral therapy, requiring Tocilizumab.

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