COVID-19 AND CHILDREN; WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED SO FAR?

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a pandemic that appeared in Wuhan, China in December 2019, and then
spread globally. The disease-causing coronavirus; positively polarized, non-segmented, enveloped RNA virus. Although the consequences of COVID-19 infection are negative for humanity, pediatric COVID-19 patients make up a small percentage of all patients worldwide. Familial clustering is common in pediatric patients. It is generally characterized by fever and cough symptoms, has a mild course than adults, and has a better prognosis. Intensive care and death are rare. . Disease treatment management in children can be listed as bed rest, supportive treatments, ensuring adequate calorie and water intake, maintaining electrolyte balance and homeostasis, and providing psychological support when needed for older children. There is no effective antiviral treatment for children yet. Pediatric patients should be carefully examined as they are a special group. Performing epidemiological analysis of pediatric patients may allow more effective preventive measures and treatment solutions. This review summarizes what is known about COVID-19 in children.

Keywords

• COVID-19
• SARS-CoV-2
• children
• newborn

COVID-19 VE ÇOCUKLAR; ŞİMDİYE KADAR NELER ÖĞRENDİK?

Abstract

Koronavirüs hastalığı 2019 (COVID-19), Aralık 2019'da Çin'in Wuhan şehrinde ortaya çıkan ve daha sonra küresel olarak yayılan bir pandemidir. Hastalığa neden olan koronovirüs; pozitif polariteli, segmentsiz, zarflı RNA virüsüdür. COVID-19 enfeksiyonun sonuçları insanlık için olumsuz olsa da, dünyada pediyatrik COVID-19 hastaları, tüm hastaların küçük bir yüzdesini oluşturur. Çocuk hastalarda ailesel kümelenme yaygın olarak görülmektedir. Genellikle ateş ile öksürüğün birlikte görüldüğü semptomlarla karakterize, yetişkinlere göre hafif seyirli ve daha iyi prognoza sahiptir. Yoğun bakım ve ölüm nadir görülmektedir. Çocuklarda hastalık tedavi yönetimi genel olarak yatak istirahati, destekleyici tedaviler, yeterli kalori ve su alımının sağlanması, elektrolit dengesi ve homestazın korunması, büyük çocuklar için gereken zamanlarda psikolojik destek verilmesi şeklinde sıralanabilir. Henüz çocuklar için etkili bir antiviral tedavisi bulunmamaktadır. Çocuk hastalar özel bir grup olduğu için dikkatle incelenmelidir. Çocuk hastaların epidemiyolojik analizinin yapılması daha etkili önleyici tedbirler ve tedavi çözümlerinin bulunmasına olanak sağlayabilir. Bu derleme, çocuklarda COVID-19 hakkında mevcut bilinenleri özetlemektedir.

Keywords

• COVID-19
• SARS-CoV-2
• çocuklar
• yenidoğan

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