Population with COVID-19
Among a total of 30 children, 18 (60%) were males with a median age of 8years and 7months (IQR 5 years and 6 months -13years and 9months). The 83.3% of patients were taken directly to our emergency department while the 16.7 % were transferred from another hospital.
Table 1 summarizes demographic and clinical findings of children with COVID-19. Most children were presented with mild disease 22 (73.3%), 7 (23.3%) had moderate disease and 1 (3.3%) had a critical presentation. No child enrolled had a severe disease. Although the distribution by sex showed a slight predominance of the male sex, the girls had a greater severity of the disease (mild disease M/F 72.7/27.3% vs moderate disease M/F 14.3/85.7%, p: .012).
Four (13.3%) children reported exertional dyspnea, only 1 (3.3%) chest pain but no patient had respiratory distress to clinical examination. The mean oxygen saturation was 98.8 ± 1.0 % in ambient air in our emergency department and no patient needed oxygen therapy during hospitalization.
Fever was observed in 19 (63.3%) children and had appeared three days before the visit in our emergency department. Diarrhea was reported in 3 (10%) patients but no one had vomit.
Other signs or symptoms included arthralgia 16.7%, headache 13.3% and seizure 3.3%.
Table 2 shows blood tests at base time and T1.