Lung ultrasound findings in pediatric patients with COVID-19
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Lung ultrasound findings in pediatric patients with COVID-19 Carmina Guitart 1,2 & Ricardo Suárez 1,2 & Mònica Girona 1,2 & Sara Bobillo-Perez 1,2 & Lluïsa Hernández 1,2 & Mònica Balaguer 1,2 & Francisco José Cambra 1,2 & Iolanda Jordan 2,3 & On behalf of the KIDS-Corona study group, Kids Corona Platform Received: 6 August 2020 / Revised: 12 September 2020 / Accepted: 9 October 2020 # Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2020
Abstract During the pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), lung ultrasound has been used to diagnose and monitor respiratory condition. The aim of the study was to describe lung ultrasound findings in children with a COVID-19 infection. Patients younger than 18 years old and positive for COVID-19, admitted to pediatric tertiary referral hospital were included. They were divided into two groups depending on the presence of respiratory symptoms. Lung ultrasound results were categorized into four degrees according to Soldati et al. score (J Ultrasound Med 39:1–7, 2020) and it was also described the presence and type of consolidation. Sixteen patients were recruited. The median age was 11 years old (IQR 2.8–12). Four children (25%) required admission to the intensive care unit. Six patients (37.5%) presented with respiratory symptoms. Most of them showed S.score of 2 and subpleural consolidations were observed in four cases (66.6%). Ten patients (62.5%) presented with non-respiratory symptoms, lung ultrasound showed S.score from 0 to 2. Three (30%) were diagnosed of multisystem inflammatory syndrome and lung ultrasounds showed S.score of 2 with bilateral pleural effusion. Conclusions: Children with COVID-19 and respiratory symptoms mostly showed a S.score of 2 and 3 with subpleural consolidations, upon the lung ultrasound assessment. What is Known: • Lung ultrasound is a useful tool for monitoring patients with respiratory symptoms in both adults and children. Lung ultrasounds are altered in adult patients with COVID-19. What is New: • Lung ultrasound might improve COVID-19 assessment, it could be a useful tool to diagnose and monitor patients throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Even COVID-19 patients with non-respiratory symptoms have lung alterations that are visible on lung ultrasound.
Communicated by Piet Leroy Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-020-03839-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. * Mònica Balaguer [email protected]
Francisco José Cambra [email protected] Iolanda Jordan [email protected]
Carmina Guitart [email protected] Ricardo Suárez [email protected] Mònica Girona [email protected]
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Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Universitat de Barcelona, Passeig de Sant Joan de Déu, 2, Esplugues de Llobregat, 08950 Barcelona, Spain
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Disorders of Immunity and Respiration of the Pediatric Critical Patient Research Group
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