Did the Covid 19 Pandemic Affect the Diagnosis of Pediatric Solid Tumors?

Yıl 2023, , 413 - 417, 06.09.2023

Zeliha Akış Yıldız , Sevinç Taşar , Zekeriya İlce

https://doi.org/10.26453/otjhs.1235492

Öz

During the Covid-19 pandemic, hospital admissions have decreased due to non-coronavirus diseases in our country. Therefore, the treatment processes of children with many serious and important diseases have been affected. In this study, the delays in diagnosis and treatment of children with solid tumors due to the delay in admission to the hospital during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic period, and the results are presented. It was aimed to draw attention to the delays in diagnosis and treatment of diseases other than Covid-19 by presenting three children (two 17-year-old girls and an 11-year-old boy) with three solid tumors whose diagnosis was delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
In conclusion, patients with non-pandemic complaints should be informed and encouraged to apply to the hospital during all pandemic periods, as in the Covid-19 pandemic.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Covid-19, children, solid tumors

Covid 19 Pandemisi Çocuk Solid Tümörlerinin Tanısını Etkiler mi?

Öz

Covid-19 pandemisi döneminde ülkemizde de koronavirüs dışı hastalıklar nedeniyle hastaneye başvurular azalmıştır. Bundan dolayı pek çok ağır ve önemli hastalıkları olan çocukların tedavi süreçleri etkilenmiştir. Bu çalışmada, Koronavirüs Hastalığı 2019 (Covid-19) pandemi döneminde solid tümörlü çocukların hastaneye başvuru gecikmesinden dolayı tanı ve tedavisindeki gecikmeler ve sonuçları sunuldu. Covid-19 pandemisi nedeniyle tanısı geciken solid tümörü olan 3 çocuk hasta (17 yaşında iki kız ve 11 yaşında bir erkek) sunularak Covid-19 dışındaki hastalıkların tanı ve tedavi gecikmelerine dikkat çekilmesi amaçlandı.
Sonuç olarak, Covid-19 pandemisinde olduğu gibi tüm pandemi dönemlerinde, pandemik hastalık dışı şikayetleri olan hastaların da hastaneye başvurma konusunda bilgilendirilmeleri ve teşvik edilmeleri gereklidir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Covid 19, çocuk, solid tümörler

Kaynakça

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