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Erschienen in: European Radiology 8/2020

14.04.2020 | COVID-19 | Chest Zur Zeit gratis

CT features of novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) in children

verfasst von: Ya-ni Duan, Yan-qiu Zhu, Lei-lei Tang, Jie Qin

Erschienen in: European Radiology | Ausgabe 8/2020

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Abstract

A serious epidemic of COVID-19 broke out in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, and spread to other Chinese cities and several countries now. As the majority of patients infected with COVID-19 had chest CT abnormality, chest CT has become an important tool for early diagnosis of COVID-19 and monitoring disease progression. There is growing evidence that children are also susceptible to COVID-19 and have atypical presentations compared with adults. This review is mainly about the differences in clinical symptom spectrum, diagnosis of COVID-19, and CT imaging findings between adults and children, while highlighting the value of radiology in prevention and control of COVID-19 in pediatric patients.

Key points

• Compared with adults, pediatric patients with COVID-19 have the characteristics of lower incidence, slighter clinical symptoms, shorter course of disease, and fewer severe cases.
• The chest CT characteristics of COVID-19 in pediatric patients were atypical, with more localized GGO extent, lower GGO attenuation, and relatively rare interlobular septal thickening.
• Chest CT should be used with more caution in pediatric patients with COVID-19 to protect this vulnerable population from risking radiation.
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Metadaten
Titel
CT features of novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) in children
verfasst von
Ya-ni Duan
Yan-qiu Zhu
Lei-lei Tang
Jie Qin
Publikationsdatum
14.04.2020
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
European Radiology / Ausgabe 8/2020
Print ISSN: 0938-7994
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-1084
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-020-06860-3

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