Author/Authors :
de Sanctis, Vincenzo Pediatric and Adolescent Outpatient Clinic - Quisisana Hospital, Ferrara, Italy , Ruggiero, Leopoldo Pediatrician, Lecce, Italy , Soliman, Ashraf T Department of Pediatrics - University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt , Daar, Shahina Department of Haematology - College of Medicine and Health Sci-ences - Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman , Di Maio, Salvatore Childrens Hospital Santobono-Pausi-lipon, Naples, Italy , Kattamis, Christos First Department of Paediatrics - National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Abstract :
The current outbreak of infections with SARS-CoV-2 is defined as Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The clinical symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, fatigue, cough, breathing difficulty that may lead to respiratory distress; a small population of patients may have diarrhea, nausea or vomiting. The highest infection rate occurs in adults; however, neonates, children, and adolescents can also be infected. As the outbreak continues to spread worldwide, attention has switched toward determinants of clinical manifes-tations and disease severity. The situation surrounding the outbreak is rapidly evolving and the information and recommendations are changing as new information becomes available. This paper summarises the cur-rent findings (April 3,2020) from a systematic literature review on the current knowledge of COVID-19 in adolescents (10-19 years according to the WHO definition) and reports the preliminary epidemiological data stated by the Italian National Institute of Health. (www.actabiomedica.it)
Keywords :
Coronavirus Disease 2019 , COVID-19 , clinical and diagnostic characteristics , children , adolescents
