According to a systematic literature riview,it was found that children have not the same sets of symptoms as adults when they get infected to novel Corona Virus,SARS Cov 2, responsible for Coronavirus disease 2019(COVID19).
The study included clinical,pathological and radiological features.
Researchers included 38 studies comprisisng 1124 cases.They found that about 14 percent children infected with Novel Corona Virus did not exhibit any symptom and they were asymptomatic. About 36 percent were having mild symptoms.,about 46 percent displayed moderate symptoms ,about 2 percent were severly symptomatic while about 1 percent children were critically ill.
The most common symptom was fever which was seen in about 47% of cases,followed by cough which was present in about 41% of cases. Nasal symptoms were seen in about 11% of cases whereas dairrhoea was seen in about 8% cases.
Nausea and vomiting were present in about 7 % of cases and about 37% children developed Pneumonia.About 11% children were diagnosed as upper respiratory tract infections due to Corona Virus.
About 1 in 10 children showed lymphopenia whic is very common in adults.63% children had findings on CECT Chest including ground glass appearance,patchy opacities and consolidation.
There was only 1 death in this systematic review of literature
Fever and cough should not be considered as a hallmark of COVID 19 in children.Pediatrician should keep a high index of suspician to diagnose COVID 19.
Most of the children have favourable outcome after getting infected with novel Corona Virus
REFERENCES;Pediatrc Pulmonology,online publication,June 2020