Sly Saint
Senior Member (Voting Rights)
Abstract
Studies on long coronavirus disease (COVID) in children are scarce. We aimed to describe persistent symptoms and identify risk factors for its development. In our study population, 17.6% presented with long COVID, with respiratory symptoms more frequent in the first weeks and neuropsychiatric symptoms over time. Chronic conditions and obesity were risk factors, and adolescents were at a greater risk for long COVID.
Children infected with Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 are usually asymptomatic or with a mild form of coronavirus disease (COVID).
1 While the acute symptoms are well defined, the long-term symptoms are not. Most COVID-19 patients achieve full recovery within 3–4 weeks after infection; however, in some cases, persistent symptoms can be seen weeks or months after recovery.
2 According to National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines, symptoms from onset to 4 weeks after diagnosis are considered acute COVID-19.3 The persistence of symptoms from 4 to 12 weeks is defined as ongoing symptomatic COVID-19, whereas symptoms that continue 12 weeks after diagnosis are considered post-COVID-19. Either ongoing symptomatic COVID-19 or post-COVID-19 is considered long COVID.3 In children, information on COVID-19 persistent symptoms remains scarce.
Recent studies have shown that common persistent symptoms include fatigue, headache, postviral cough, anosmia, dyspnea and chest pain.4–6 In this study, we aimed to identify the prevalence of COVID-19 persistent symptoms in patients presenting to a tertiary hospital and to investigate possible risk factors for the development of long-term COVID.
https://journals.lww.com/pidj/Fulltext/9900/Long_COVID_in_Children_and_Adolescents__A.311.aspx
Studies on long coronavirus disease (COVID) in children are scarce. We aimed to describe persistent symptoms and identify risk factors for its development. In our study population, 17.6% presented with long COVID, with respiratory symptoms more frequent in the first weeks and neuropsychiatric symptoms over time. Chronic conditions and obesity were risk factors, and adolescents were at a greater risk for long COVID.
Children infected with Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 are usually asymptomatic or with a mild form of coronavirus disease (COVID).
1 While the acute symptoms are well defined, the long-term symptoms are not. Most COVID-19 patients achieve full recovery within 3–4 weeks after infection; however, in some cases, persistent symptoms can be seen weeks or months after recovery.
2 According to National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines, symptoms from onset to 4 weeks after diagnosis are considered acute COVID-19.3 The persistence of symptoms from 4 to 12 weeks is defined as ongoing symptomatic COVID-19, whereas symptoms that continue 12 weeks after diagnosis are considered post-COVID-19. Either ongoing symptomatic COVID-19 or post-COVID-19 is considered long COVID.3 In children, information on COVID-19 persistent symptoms remains scarce.
Recent studies have shown that common persistent symptoms include fatigue, headache, postviral cough, anosmia, dyspnea and chest pain.4–6 In this study, we aimed to identify the prevalence of COVID-19 persistent symptoms in patients presenting to a tertiary hospital and to investigate possible risk factors for the development of long-term COVID.
https://journals.lww.com/pidj/Fulltext/9900/Long_COVID_in_Children_and_Adolescents__A.311.aspx
