Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Severe COVID-19 Children

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2020 Oct;39(10):e317-e320. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002843.

Abstract

There are growing evidence of clinical manifestations other than acute respiratory syndrome in severe acute respiratory syndrome associated with coronavirus 2-infected children. In our multicenter retrospective analysis, we observed among 127 severe acute respiratory syndrome associated with coronavirus 2 positive children that the presence of gastrointestinal symptoms was more frequently associated with severe and critical phenotype (P = 0.029). Moreover, having gastrointestinal symptoms was more frequently reported in patients who developed cardiac impairment.

Publication types

  • Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

  • Betacoronavirus
  • COVID-19
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / epidemiology
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Coronavirus Infections / complications*
  • Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
  • Female
  • Gastrointestinal Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Italy / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Pandemics
  • Pneumonia, Viral / complications*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
  • Retrospective Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2