General aspects of COVID-19 in pediatric patients

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SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, COVID-19 in children.

Abstract

Introduction: COVID-19 does not present a distinction of ages, races and sex, children and youth represent a sector of the population that does not escape this reality. Early identification of the disease favors a better prognosis.
Objective: To describe general aspects of COVID-19 in pediatric patients.
Methods: A bibliographic review was performed, using the databases (PubMed, Scielo, Ebsco and Clinical Key). The search descriptors used were: SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, and COVID-19 in children. The search yielded 77 articles, of which 47 were discarded for not meeting the inclusion criteria. 30, 100 % of the year 2020, were taken to cite the work. The analysis-synthesis, induction-deduction and historical-logical methods were used.
Development: to characterize the disease, there are abundant scientific articles worldwide, pediatric patients are equally affected than the rest of the population. The relevance of identifying the disease early, justifies the dispersion existing in the literature.
Conclusions: Despite the scientific advances made in multiple investigations, there are still elements of the disease that must be studied in depth. Although pediatric patients generally present a better evolution, probably influenced by the absence of existing comorbidities in the adult population, COVID-19 has similar behavior.

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Osleidys Rojas-Silva, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Las Tunas. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas "Dr. Zoilo Enrique Marinello Vidaurreta"

Licenciada en Enfermería. Máster en Atención integral al nino. Profesor Asistente. Jefa del Departamente de Preparación para la Defensa

Alejandro Jarol Pavón-Rojas, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Las Tunas. Facultad Dr. Zoilo Enrique Marinello Vidaurreta

Estudiante de cuarto ano de Medicina. Alumno ayudante de Cardiología.

Lisvan Cisnero-Reyes, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Las Tunas. Facultad Dr. Zoilo Enrique Marinello Vidaurreta

Estudiante de segundo ano de Medicina.

Sergio Orlando Escalona-González, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Las Tunas. Facultad Dr. Zoilo Enrique Marinello Vidaurreta

Residente de Primer año de Medicina General Integral

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2020-09-10

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Rojas-Silva O, Pavón-Rojas AJ, Cisnero-Reyes L, Escalona-González SO. General aspects of COVID-19 in pediatric patients. Rev Cubana Med Milit [Internet]. 2020 Sep. 10 [cited 2025 Apr. 3];49(3):e0200877. Available from: https://revmedmilitar.sld.cu/index.php/mil/article/view/877

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