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Preliminary Evidence on Pulmonary Function after Asymptomatic and Mild COVID-19 in Children.
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Children (Basel, Switzerland) [Children (Basel)] 2022 Jun 25; Vol. 9 (7). Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jun 25. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Background: While it has been described that adults can develop long-lasting deterioration in pulmonary function (PF) after coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19), regardless of disease severity, data on the long-term pneumological impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children are lacking.<br />Methods: Performing a single-center, prospective, observational study on children aged 6-18 years with a previous diagnosis of asymptomatic/mild COVID-19, we evaluated the long-term impact of mild severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in children.<br />Results: A total of 61 subjects underwent spirometry after a mean time of 10 ± 4 months from asymptomatic or mild infection. None of the children reported any respiratory symptoms, needed any inhaled therapy, or had abnormal lung function.<br />Conclusions: In our study, we observed that children and adolescents did not develop chronic respiratory symptoms and did not present lung function impairment after asymptomatic or mild SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2227-9067
- Volume :
- 9
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Children (Basel, Switzerland)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 35883936
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/children9070952