Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics

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Epidemiology and clinical features of coronavirus disease 2019 in children

  • Choi, Soo-Han (Department of Pediatrics, Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Han Wool (Department of Pediatrics, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kang, Ji-Man (Department of Pediatrics, Severance Children's Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Dong Hyun (Department of Pediatrics, Inha University Hospital, Inha University School of Medicine) ;
  • Cho, Eun Young (Department of Pediatrics, Chungnam National University Hospital)
  • Received : 2020.04.02
  • Accepted : 2020.04.06
  • Published : 2020.04.15
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Abstract

Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), which started in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 and declared a worldwide pandemic on March 11, 2020, is a novel infectious disease that causes respiratory illness and death. Pediatric COVID-19 accounts for a small percentage of patients and is often milder than that in adults; however, it can progress to severe disease in some cases. Even neonates can suffer from COVID-19, and children may spread the disease in the community. This review summarizes what is currently known about COVID-19 in children and adolescents.

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