Clinical and CT features in pediatric patients with COVID‐19 infection: Different points from adults

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Authors

Wei Xia · Wuhan Children's Hospital

Jianbo Shao · Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Yu Guo · Wuhan Children's Hospital

Xuehua Peng · Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Zhen Li · Tongji Hospital

Daoyu Hu · Tongji Hospital

Abstract

Procalcitonin elevation and consolidation with surrounding halo signs were common in pediatric patients which were different from adults. It is suggested that underlying coinfection may be more common in pediatrics, and the consolidation with surrounding halo sign which is considered as a typical sign in pediatric patients.

Topics & Keywords

COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Thermal Regulation in Medicine Long-Term Effects of COVID-19

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Pediatric Pulmonology

Volume 55, Issue 5, pp. 1169-1174

DOI: 10.1002/ppul.24718

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