Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) and Pediatric Patients: A Review of Epidemiology, Symptomatology, Laboratory and Imaging Results to Guide the Development of a Management Algorithm
Ali Hasan, Noormah Mehmood, Jamie Fergie
Abstract
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been declared a worldwide pandemic. Compared to adults, there has been a significantly smaller number of reported cases of COVID-19 in the pediatric population, although the incidence is increasing every day. This article looks to review specific epidemiological factors, symptomatology, laboratory and imaging workup, and other relevant metrics derived from the limited published literature that are specific to the pediatric population, to provide a review for the pediatric practitioner and guide, in part, the creation of a clinical algorithm for the management of COVID-19 in the pediatric population that can be utilized by pediatric institutions.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineEpidemiologyPandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Incidence (geometry)PopulationDiseaseCoronavirusPediatricsSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakIntensive care medicinePathologyEnvironmental healthInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakOpticsPhysicsCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesKawasaki Disease and Coronary ComplicationsCOVID-19 Impact on Reproduction