The clinical spectrum of SARS-CoV-2 infection is mixed. It ranges from asymptomatic cases, medium-intensity forms with mild to moderate symptoms, to severe ones with bilateral lung involvement and respiratory distress, which can require transfer to ICUs and intubation. In most cases, the clinical picture is characterized by a persistent fever, cough, dyspnoea, expectoration, myalgias, arthralgias, headache, gastrointestinal symptoms, nasal congestion, and pharyngodynia. The spread of COVID-19 in Europe has highlighted an atypical presentation of disease involving upper airways and, above all, dysfunction of olfactory and gustatory senses. There is ample evidence that COVID-19 is significantly less severe in children than in adults. However, due to difficulties in assessing the disorder in children, especially among very young patients, the olfaction and gustatory dysfunctions remain open issues. This article sheds light on the upper airway involvement in pediatric COVID-19 subjects.
Upper airway involvement in pediatric COVID-19 / Fabio Parisi, Giuseppe; Brindisi, Giulia; Indolfi, Cristiana; Diaferio, Lucia; Marchese, Giuseppe; Ghiglioni, Daniele G.; Zicari, Anna Maria; Miraglia del Giudice, Michele. - In: PEDIATRIC ALLERGY, IMMUNOLOGY, AND PULMONOLOGY. - ISSN 2151-321X. - 31:26(2020), pp. 85-88. [10.1111/pai.13356]
Titolo: | Upper airway involvement in pediatric COVID-19 | |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2020 | |
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Citazione: | Upper airway involvement in pediatric COVID-19 / Fabio Parisi, Giuseppe; Brindisi, Giulia; Indolfi, Cristiana; Diaferio, Lucia; Marchese, Giuseppe; Ghiglioni, Daniele G.; Zicari, Anna Maria; Miraglia del Giudice, Michele. - In: PEDIATRIC ALLERGY, IMMUNOLOGY, AND PULMONOLOGY. - ISSN 2151-321X. - 31:26(2020), pp. 85-88. [10.1111/pai.13356] | |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11573/1462384 | |
Appartiene alla tipologia: | 01a Articolo in rivista |
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