A mild type of childhood Covid-19 - A case report

Xiaoping Yin; Li Dong; Yu Zhang; Weilin Bian; Hongjun Li

doi:10.1016/j.jrid.2020.03.004

A mild type of childhood Covid-19 - A case report

Radiol Infect Dis. 2020 Jun;7(2):78-80. doi: 10.1016/j.jrid.2020.03.004. Epub 2020 Mar 27.

Authors

Xiaoping Yin¹, Li Dong², Yu Zhang¹, Weilin Bian², Hongjun Li³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei 071000, China.
² Department of Radiology, Baoding People's Hospital, Baoding, Hebei 071000, China.
³ Department of Radiology, Beijing You'an Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China.

Abstract

This case is about a 9-year-old child diagnosed with COVID-19, with a history of epidemiology; SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acids testing was positive, while chest CT examination was negative. The clinical classification was light. Nonetheless, isolation measures should still be taken to avoid infecting others.

Keywords: COVID-19; CT; Child; Mild; SARS-CoV-2.

Publication types

Case Reports