COVID-۱۹ in pediatric patients: A case series

The COVID-۱۹ pandemic outbreak has affected the global health system with an urgent need for more sophisticated studies. One of the prominent aspects of COVID-۱۹ is the feature of the disease in pediatric population. In a retrospective study, four boys COVID-۱۹ patients confirmed with RT-PCR nasotracheal sampling and typical clinical features were assessed. Our patients were in a referral children's hospital with different clinical outcomes. Half of our patients did not have any underlying disease and were discharged after recovery from the disease. Two others had different courses. One with aplastic anemia, which died, and the other one with cyanotic congenital heart disease receiving treatment. These patients were aged ۸-۱۳ years old. COVID-۱۹ affects pediatric population while the outcome might be better if there is no underlying condition. However, any major systemic disease should raise caution.

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COVID-۱۹ ، pandemic ، pediatric ، Iran