PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Farah Thabet AU - May Chehab AU - Hind Bafaqih AU - Sulaiman AlMohaimeed TI - Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in children AID - 10.15537/smj.2015.4.10243 DP - 2015 Jan 01 TA - Saudi Medical Journal PG - 484--486 VI - 36 IP - 4 4099 - http://smj.org.sa/content/36/4/484.short 4100 - http://smj.org.sa/content/36/4/484.full SO - Saudi Med J2015 Jan 01; 36 AB - 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.