%0 Journal Article %A Farah Thabet %A May Chehab %A Hind Bafaqih %A Sulaiman AlMohaimeed %T Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in children %D 2015 %R 10.15537/smj.2015.4.10243 %J Saudi Medical Journal %P 484-486 %V 36 %N 4 %X The Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) is a new human disease caused by a novel coronavirus (CoV). The disease is reported mainly in adults. Data in children are scarce. The disease caused by MERS-CoV in children presents with a wide range of clinical manifestations, and it is associated with a lower mortality rate compared with adults. Poor outcome is observed mainly in admitted patients with medical comorbidities. We report a new case of MERS-CoV infection in a 9-month-old child complicated by severe respiratory symptoms, multi-organ dysfunction, and death. We reviewed the literature in an attempt to characterize the mode of presentation, the risk factors, and outcome of MERS-CoV infection in the pediatric population. %U https://smj.org.sa/content/smj/36/4/484.full.pdf