COVID-19 Pneumonia in Children: From Etiology to Management

Giuseppe Fabio Parisi; Cristiana Indolfi; Fabio Decimo; Salvatore Leonardi; Michele Miraglia Del Giudice

doi:10.3389/fped.2020.616622

COVID-19 Pneumonia in Children: From Etiology to Management

Front Pediatr. 2020 Dec 14:8:616622. doi: 10.3389/fped.2020.616622. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Giuseppe Fabio Parisi¹, Cristiana Indolfi², Fabio Decimo², Salvatore Leonardi¹, Michele Miraglia Del Giudice²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
² Department of Woman, Child and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.

Abstract

COVID-19 is less serious in children than in adults. However, respiratory management dominates the clinical picture of hospitalized COVID-19 even in children. In some case series, deterioration of the clinical picture wherein dyspnea, cyanosis, and the onset of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) emerged ~8-10 days after the onset of SARS-CoV-2 infection, which could rapidly progress to multiple organ failure and death. This review aimed to evaluate the characteristics of COVID-19 pneumonia in pediatric populations, beginning from its etiology and pathological mechanisms and closing with its clinical management.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV2; children; pneumonia; treatment.

Publication types

Review