From the Department of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tikva, Israel.
Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2020 Sep;39(9):e270-e272. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002817.
Among individuals who tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019, smell and taste sensations were significantly less impaired among children than among adults, in a stepwise manner. Sensory impairment was correlated with recent data of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 expression in the corresponding age groups. This is the first report to compare sensory impairment in children and adults testing positive for coronavirus disease 2019.
在新冠病毒 2019 检测呈阳性的个体中,儿童的嗅觉和味觉损伤程度明显低于成人,呈逐步下降趋势。感觉损伤与相应年龄段的血管紧张素转换酶 2 表达的最新数据相关。这是首份比较儿童和成人新冠病毒 2019 检测呈阳性后的感觉损伤的报告。