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Preliminary Evidence on Pulmonary Function after Asymptomatic and Mild COVID-19 in Children
- Source :
- Children, Vol 9, Iss 7, p 952 (2022)
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2022.
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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.
- Subjects :
- COVID-19
long-covid
pulmonary function
spirometry
children
Pediatrics
RJ1-570
Subjects
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