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<p>Even though more than two years have passed since the global pandemic started, COVID-19 continues to impact children all over the world. The most common course of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children is short term with no or mild symptoms. However, there are two long-term consequences: long COVID and multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C). A post-COVID19 programme for children has been created in Latvia; however, we know that the availability of this service is limited. We developed an online survey so that we could screen for those paediatric patients with long COVID who needed to see a specialist as soon as possible. The cross-sectional study from 1 November 2021 to 27 March 2022 included 220 patients. In our study, the most frequent symptoms in the age group &lt; 1.5 years were irritability (50%), mood swings (50%), persistent cough (33.3%) and loss of appetite (33.3%). In the group aged 1.5–5 years, a persistent cough (54.4%), mood swings (43.9%) and irritability (42.1%) were the most common symptoms, while in the group aged 6–10 years, fatigue (56.6%), abdominal pain (55.3%), headache (50%), and mood swings (50%) were seen most often. Meanwhile in the 11–18 age group, impaired physical activity (66.7%), fatigue (62.3%) and drowsiness (62.3%) were the most frequently seen symptoms.</p>
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Even though more than two years have passed since the global pandemic started, COVID-19 continues to impact children all over the world. The most common course of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children is short term with no or mild symptoms. However, there are two long-term consequences: long COVID and multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C). A post-COVID19 programme for children has been created in Latvia; however, we know that the availability of this service is limited. We developed an online survey so that we could screen for those paediatric patients with long COVID who needed to see a specialist as soon as possible. The cross-sectional study from 1 November 2021 to 27 March 2022 included 220 patients. In our study, the most frequent symptoms in the age group < 1.5 years were irritability (50%), mood swings (50%), persistent cough (33.3%) and loss of appetite (33.3%). In the group aged 1.5–5 years, a persistent cough (54.4%), mood swings (43.9%) and irritability (42.1%) were the most common symptoms, while in the group aged 6–10 years, fatigue (56.6%), abdominal pain (55.3%), headache (50%), and mood swings (50%) were seen most often. Meanwhile in the 11–18 age group, impaired physical activity (66.7%), fatigue (62.3%) and drowsiness (62.3%) were the most frequently seen symptoms.

Long COVID-19 Symptom Profile in Children and Adolescents Tested for SARS-CoV-2

Children’s Clinical University Hospital

Department of Public Health and Epidemiology

Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B. Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences.

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Even though more than two years have passed since the global pandemic started, COVID-19 continues to impact children all over the world. The most common course...

Long COVID-19 Symptom Profile in Children and Adolescents Tested for SARS-CoV-2

Pubblicato online: 04 mar 2024

Pagine: 44 - 49

Ricevuto: 04 ott 2022

Accettato: 23 gen 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/prolas-2024-0007

Parole chiave
SARS-CoV-2, long COVID, children, adolescents

© 2024 Anija Meiere et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Long COVID-19 Symptom Profile in Children and Adolescents Tested for SARS-CoV-2

Pubblicato online: 04 mar 2024

Pagine: 44 - 49

Ricevuto: 04 ott 2022

Accettato: 23 gen 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/prolas-2024-0007

Parole chiaveSARS-CoV-2, long COVID, children, adolescents

© 2024 Anija Meiere et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Parole chiave
SARS-CoV-2, long COVID, children, adolescents