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Preliminary Evidence on Pulmonary Function after Asymptomatic and Mild COVID-19 in Children

Authors :
Costanza Di Chiara
Silvia Carraro
Stefania Zanconato
Sandra Cozzani
Eugenio Baraldi
Carlo Giaquinto
Valentina Agnese Ferraro
Daniele Donà
Source :
Children, Vol 9, Iss 7, p 952 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2022.

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. 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. 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. 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 :
22279067 and 63572168
Volume :
9
Issue :
7
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Children
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.3d0ff42eb1f645a08d3d63572168fa2b
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/children9070952