Digestive manifestations of Covid-19 in children: a retrospective study.
Afr Health Sci
; 23(3): 181-185, 2023 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
Background:
The world is currently facing a pandemic due to a new species of the Coronaviridae family called SARS-CoV-2, discovered in the city of Wuhan in China in December 2019. The WHO has named the resulting disease COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019). It has been a global health problem due to its major socio-economic damage. The aim of this study was to show the prevalence of gastrointestinal and hepatic manifestations in symptomatic children with COVID-19.Methods:
We performed a retrospective study, including 36 symptomatic children infected by SARS-CoV-2 hospitalized at the mother and child hospital of university hospital of Mohammed VI, Marrakech in Morocco, over a period of 7 months. Clinical and biological manifestations of the digestive system were evaluated for all patients.Results:
The digestive symptomatology came in second place after the respiratory manifestations. 14 patients (38.89 % of symptomatic patients) in our study had digestive symptoms on admission 12 (33.33%) presented with diarrhea, 4 (11.11%) had abdominal pain and only one child (2.78%) had vomiting. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) was elevated in one patient, while alanine transaminase (ALT) was elevated in 6 patients. The prothrombin level was normal in all patients. All patients were discharged with good general condition without morbidity and mortality.Conclusion:
This study concludes with the high prevalence of digestive manifestations of COVID-19 in symptomatic children. There were no severe clinical or biological abnormalities in our study. Digestive manifestations during COVID-19 in children are frequent, which requires the awareness of health professionals.Palabras clave
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Asunto principal:
Enfermedades Gastrointestinales
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COVID-19
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Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Afr Health Sci
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MEDICINA
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SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Año:
2023
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Article