Frequency of COVID 19 Infection in the Child Age Group and Thoracic Computerized Tomography Findings

Abstract

There are very few articles in the children’s age group related to COVID-19 disease which affects the whole world. Although the disease is milder in children than in adults, there are still severe or mortal cases. The aim of this study is to evaluate the incidence of COVID-19 disease in children and thorax computed tomography imaging findings. Only 45 (4.11%) of 1024 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 were pediatric patients. The mean age of pediatric patients was 12.8. No imaging findings were detected in 23 (51.2%) of the patients. In 22 patients (48.8%) with imaging findings, there was one or more findings.

Keywords

• Child
• COVID-19
• Computed Tomography

Çocuk Yaş Grubunda COVID 19 Enfeksiyonunun Görülme Sıklığı ve Toraks Bilgisayarlı Tomografi Bulguları

Abstract

Tüm dünyayı etkisi altına alan COVID-19 hastalığı ile ilgili çocuk yaş grubunda oldukça az yayın bulunmaktadır. Yetişkinlere kıyasla çocuklarda hastalık daha hafif seyretmektedir ancak yayınlanmış mortal sonuçlanan veya ağır seyreden vakalarda bulunmaktadır. Bu araştırmanın amacı COVID-19 hastalığının çocuklarda görülme sıklığını ve bilgisayarlı tomografi görüntüleme bulgularını değerlendirmektir.COVID-19 tanısı konmuş 1024 hastanın sadece 45’i (%4,11) çocuk hastadır. (Şekil 1). Çocuk hastaların yaş ortalaması 12,8 idi. Hastaların 23 ün de (%51,2) görüntüleme bulgusu saptanmadı. Görüntüleme bulgusu olan 22 hastada (%48,8) ise bir veya birden fazla bulgu mevcuttu.

Keywords

• Çocuk
• Covid-19
• Bilgisayarlı Tomografi
• Bulgu

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