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COVID in Pediatric Age: an opinion paper / COVID en la edad pediátrica: un documento de opinión
Hernández-Sampelayo, Teresa; Gómez-Pavón, Javier; González del Castillo, Juan; Martín-Delgado, Mari Cruz; Martín Sánchez, Francisco Javier; Martínez-Sellés, Manuel; Molero García, José María; Moreno Guillén, Santiago; Rodríguez-Artalejo, Fernando; Ruiz-Galiana, Julián.
Affiliation
  • Hernández-Sampelayo, Teresa; Gregorio Marañón General University Hospital. Complutense University. Madrid. Spain
  • Gómez-Pavón, Javier; Central Hospital of the Red-Cross. Alfonso X el Sabio University. Madrid. Spain
  • González del Castillo, Juan; San Carlos University Clinical Hospital. Complutense University. Madrid. Spain
  • Martín-Delgado, Mari Cruz; Torrejón University Hospital. Francisco de Vitoria University. Madrid. Spain
  • Martín Sánchez, Francisco Javier; San Carlos University Clinical Hospital. Complutense University. Madrid. Spain
  • Martínez-Sellés, Manuel; Gregorio Marañón General University Hospital. European University. Madrid. Spain
  • Molero García, José María; Infectious diseases. Family Medicine. Madrid. Spain
  • Moreno Guillén, Santiago; Ramón y Cajal Hospital. University of Alcalá de Henares. CIBER of Respiratory Diseases. Madrid. Spain
  • Rodríguez-Artalejo, Fernando; Department of Public Health. Autonomous University. Madrid. Spain
  • Ruiz-Galiana, Julián; Ruber International Hospital. Internal Medicine Service. Madrid. Spain
Rev. esp. quimioter ; 35(4): 333-343, ag. - sept. 2022.
Article in English | IBECS | ID: ibc-205379
Responsible library: ES1.1
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ABSTRACT
The incidence of COVID in pediatrics was underestimated during the first months of the pandemic due to the oligosymptomatic nature of the infection in many children and thescarcity of diagnostic tests applied to this population. It is nowaccepted that children are infected and transmit the diseasein the same way as adults. On the contrary, children have lesssevere and less lethal COVID, probably due to a lower maturityof the child’s immune system, a lower number of ACE2 receptors and the lower presence of comorbidities in this populationgroup.The development of a multisystemic inflammatory syndrome after SARS-CoV-2 infection in children, despite its rarity, is a very serious condition that frequently requires intensivecare. Other less severe post-COVID manifestations have beendescribed in children but are not yet well defined.COVID has had and continues to have a significant psychological impact on the children themselves, on their caregiversand on the exacerbation of pre-existing psychiatric conditions.We apply adult therapeutic principles to children but withvery low levels of evidence. Information on the tolerability of the available medications in this population group is stillscarce. The mortality of COVID in children is very low and generally affects children with significant comorbidities.There are, at present, three vaccines licensed for pediatricuse which are compatible with all other vaccines applicable tochildren.In these circumstances, there has been much speculationabout the indication for vaccination in the pediatric age group,but given its good tolerance, there are clinical and ethical reasons that, in our opinion, justify it. (AU)
RESUMEN
La incidencia de COVID en pediatría ha estado infraestimada durante los primeros meses de la pandemia por el carácter oligosintomático de la infección en muchos niños y porla escasez de pruebas diagnósticas aplicadas a esta población.Hoy se admite que los niños se infectan y transmiten la enfermedad igual que los adultos. Por el contrario, los niños tienencuadros clínicos menos graves y letales lo cuál parece relacionado con una menor madurez del sistema inmune del niño,una menor cantidad de receptores ACE2 y la menor presenciade comorbilidades en este grupo de población.El desarrollo de un síndrome inflamatorio multisistémicotras la infección por SARS-CoV-2 en niños, pese a su rareza, esun cuadro muy grave que frecuentemente requiere cuidadosintensivos. Se han descrito otros cuadros post-COVID en niños,menos graves, pero todavía no muy bien definidos.La COVID-19 ha tenido y tiene un importante impacto psicológico en los propios niños, en sus cuidadores y en la exacerbación de cuadros psiquiátricos pre-existentes.Aplicamos a los niños los principios terapéuticos de losadultos pero con niveles muy bajos de evidencia y la toleranciade los medicamentos disponibles en este grupo de poblaciónes todavía mal conocida. La mortalidad de la COVID en niñoses muy baja e incide generalmente en niños con importantescomorbilidades.Hay, en el momento presente, tres vacunas autorizadaspara el uso pediátrico y las vacunas frente a SARS-CoV-2 soncompatibles con el resto de las vacunas aplicables a niños.En estas circunstancias se ha especulado mucho sobre laindicación de vacunación en la edad pediátrica pero dada subuena tolerancia, existen, en nuestra opinión, razones clínicasy éticas que la justifican. (AU)
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Full text: Available Collection: National databases / Spain Database: IBECS Main subject: Pediatrics / Coronavirus Infections / Pandemics Limits: Adolescent / Child / Child, preschool / Humans / Infant / Infant, Newborn Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: English Journal: Rev. esp. quimioter Year: 2022 Document type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: Central Hospital of the Red-Cross/Spain / Department of Public Health/Spain / Gregorio Marañón General University Hospital/Spain / Infectious diseases/Spain / Ramón y Cajal Hospital. University of Alcalá de Henares/Spain / Ruber International Hospital/Spain / San Carlos University Clinical Hospital/Spain / Torrejón University Hospital/Spain

Full text: Available Collection: National databases / Spain Database: IBECS Main subject: Pediatrics / Coronavirus Infections / Pandemics Limits: Adolescent / Child / Child, preschool / Humans / Infant / Infant, Newborn Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: English Journal: Rev. esp. quimioter Year: 2022 Document type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: Central Hospital of the Red-Cross/Spain / Department of Public Health/Spain / Gregorio Marañón General University Hospital/Spain / Infectious diseases/Spain / Ramón y Cajal Hospital. University of Alcalá de Henares/Spain / Ruber International Hospital/Spain / San Carlos University Clinical Hospital/Spain / Torrejón University Hospital/Spain
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