Long COVID in children and adolescents

作     者：Ali A.Asadi-Pooya Hamid Nemati Mina Shahisavandi Ali Akbari Amir Emami Mehrzad Lotfi Mahtab Rostamihosseinkhani Zohreh Barzegar Maryam Kabiri Zahra Zeraatpisheh Mohsen Farjoud-Kouhanjani Anahita Jafari Fateme Sasannia Shayan Ashrafi Masoume Nazeri Sara Nasiri Ali A.Asadi-Pooya;Hamid Nemati;Mina Shahisavandi;Ali Akbari;Amir Emami;Mehrzad Lotfi;Mahtab Rostamihosseinkhani;Zohreh Barzegar;Maryam Kabiri;Zahra Zeraatpisheh;Mohsen Farjoud-Kouhanjani;Anahita Jafari;Fateme Sasannia;Shayan Ashrafi;Masoume Nazeri;Sara Nasiri

作者机构：Epilepsy Research CenterShiraz University of Medical SciencesShirazIran Department of NcurologyJefferson Comprehensive Epilepsy CenterThomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphiaPAUSA Department of AnesthesiologySchool of Medicine.Shiraz University of Medical SciencesShirazIran Burn&Wound Healing Research CenterShiraz University of Medical SciencesShirazIran Medical Imaging Research CenterShiraz University of Medical SciencesShirazIran 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Pediatrics》 (世界儿科杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2021年第17卷第5期

页      面：495-499页

核心收录：

学科分类：1004[医学-公共卫生与预防医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 1002[医学-临床医学] 100202[医学-儿科学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Adolescents Children COVID-19 Coronavirus Chronic Pediatrics 

摘      要：Background To identify the prevalence and also the full spectrum of symptoms/complaints of children and adolescents who are suffering from long ***,we investigated the risk factors of long COVID in children and *** All consecutive children and adolescents who were referred to the hospitals anywhere in Fars province,Iran,from 19 February 2020 until 20 November 2020 were *** patients had a confirmed diagnosis of *** *** call to patients/parents,at least 3 months after their discharge from the hospital,we obtained their current status and information if their parents agreed to *** In total,58 children and adolescents fulillel the inclusion ***-six(448%)children/adolescents reported symptoms/complaints of long *** symptoms included fatigue in 12(21%),shortness of breath in 7(12%),exer-cise intolerance in 7(12%),weakness in 6(10%),and walking intolerance in 5(9%)*** age,muscle pain on admission,and intensive care unit admission were significantly associated with long *** Long COVID is a frequent condition in children and *** scientific community should inves-tigate and explore the pathophysiology of long COVID to ensure that these patients receive appropriate treatments for their condition.