Yoldas Meyri Arzu, Yoldas Hamit
Pediatr Ann. 2020 Jul 1;49(7):e319-e325. doi: 10.3928/19382359-20200615-01.
The first pediatric coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) case was confirmed in Shenzhen, China on January 20, 2020. At the beginning of the outbreak, COVID-19 pneumonia was more common in adults than in children and adolescents, and the rate of confirmed pediatric cases was relatively lower. However, as screening tests and pathogen detection campaigns were initiated in more regions as the outbreak spread, the number of pediatric infection cases increased significantly. Currently, studies on pediatric COVID-19 are limited in the literature to case reports and case series, and a few epidemiological studies. COVID-19 has distinct characteristics in the pediatric population compared to adults; therefore, we need to better understand the characteristics of this disease in children. Discovering the characteristics of the pediatric COVID-19 disease is important for contributing to the diagnosis and treatment of the disease in this population. In this review, clinical characteristics, epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of pediatric COVID-19 pneumonia based on the recent literature are discussed. [Pediatr Ann. 2020;49(7):e319-e325.].
2020年1月20日，中国深圳确诊首例儿童新型冠状病毒肺炎（COVID-19）病例。在疫情暴发初期，COVID-19肺炎在成人中比在儿童和青少年中更为常见，儿童确诊病例的比例相对较低。然而，随着疫情蔓延，更多地区开展了筛查检测和病原体检测活动，儿童感染病例数显著增加。目前，文献中关于儿童COVID-19的研究仅限于病例报告和病例系列，以及少数流行病学研究。与成人相比，COVID-19在儿童人群中具有不同的特征；因此，我们需要更好地了解这种疾病在儿童中的特点。发现儿童COVID-19疾病的特征对于促进该人群中该疾病的诊断和治疗具有重要意义。在这篇综述中，基于近期文献讨论了儿童COVID-19肺炎的临床特征、流行病学、诊断和管理。[《儿科年鉴》。2020年；49(7):e319-e325。]
