RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Clinical characteristics and outcomes of children with COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 391
OP 398
DO 10.15537/smj.2021.42.4.20210011
VO 42
IS 4
A1 Abeer A. Alnajjar
A1 Ahmed M. Dohain
A1 Gaser A. Abdelmohsen
A1 Turki S. Alahmadi
A1 Zaher F. Zaher
A1 Abobakr A. Abdelgalil
YR 2021
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/42/4/391.abstract
AB Objectives: To determine the demographic and clinical characteristics, underlying comorbidities, and outcomes of children with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection.Methods: In this retrospective study, we reported 62 pediatric patients (age <14 years) with confirmed COVID-19 between March 2 and July 1, 2020, at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.Results: Comorbid conditions, including cardiac, neurological, respiratory, and malignant disorders, were reported in 9 patients (14.5%). The most prominent presenting complaints were fever (80.6%) and cough (48.4%). Most of our patients (80.6%) had mild disease, 11.3% had moderate disease, and 8.1% exhibited severe and critical illness. Twenty-one patients (33.9%) were hospitalized, with 4 patients (6.5%) admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit, and 3 (4.8%) patients died.Conclusion: All pediatric age groups are susceptible to COVID-19, with no gender difference. COVID-19 infection may result in critical illness and even mortality in subsets of pediatric patients.