Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Severe COVID-19 Children
Vania Giacomet, Lucia Barcellini, Marta Stracuzzi, Emma Longoni, Laura Folgori, Alessandro Leone, Gianvincenzo Zuccotti, on behalf of COVID-19 Pediatric network
Abstract
There are growing evidence of clinical manifestations other than acute respiratory syndrome in severe acute respiratory syndrome associated with coronavirus 2-infected children. In our multicenter retrospective analysis, we observed among 127 severe acute respiratory syndrome associated with coronavirus 2 positive children that the presence of gastrointestinal symptoms was more frequently associated with severe and critical phenotype (P = 0.029). Moreover, having gastrointestinal symptoms was more frequently reported in patients who developed cardiac impairment.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineRespiratory systemCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Internal medicineCoronavirusSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakRetrospective cohort studySeverity of illnessPediatricsGastroenterologyDiseasePathologyOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchLong-Term Effects of COVID-19