COVID-19 Infection in Iranian Children: A Case Series of 9 Patients
Golnar Rahimzadeh, Mina Ekrami Noghabi, Fereshteh Kadkhodaei Elyaderani, Mohammad Reza Navaeifar, Ahmadali Enayati, Ali Manafi Anari, Maryam Hujati, Shaghayegh Rezai, Mohammad Sadegh Rezai
Abstract
Background: COVID-19 is an acute infectious respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the infection a global pandemic. The incidence, severity, and prognosis of this disease are likely to be different in children compared with adults. Herein we present 9 pediatric patients with COVID-19 infection in Iran.
Topics & Concepts
MedicinemyalgiaChillsTachypneaRibavirinPediatricsVomitingPneumoniaIncidence (geometry)Sore throatLeukopeniaInternal medicineDiarrheaErythrocyte sedimentation rateProcalcitoninNoseSurgeryImmunologySepsisVirusChemotherapyHepatitis C virusOpticsPhysicsTachycardiaCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchCOVID-19 Impact on Reproduction