@article {201332, title = {Clinical characteristics and outcomes of children with COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia.}, journal = {Saudi medical journal}, volume = {42}, year = {2021}, pages = {391-398}, abstract = {

OBJECTIVES: To determine the demographic and clinical characteristics, underlying comorbidities, and outcomes of children with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection.

METHODS: In this retrospective study, we reported 62 pediatric patients (age \<14 years) with confirmed COVID-19 between March 2 and July 1, 2020, at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

RESULTS: Comorbid conditions, including cardiac, neurological, respiratory, and malignant disorders, were reported in 9 patients (14.5\%). The most prominent presenting complaints were fever (80.6\%) and cough (48.4\%). Most of our patients (80.6\%) had mild disease, 11.3\% had moderate disease, and 8.1\% exhibited severe and critical illness. Twenty-one patients (33.9\%) were hospitalized, with 4 patients (6.5\%) admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit, and 3 (4.8\%) patients died.

CONCLUSION: All pediatric age groups are susceptible to COVID-19, with no gender difference. COVID-19 infection may result in critical illness and even mortality in subsets of pediatric patients.

}, attachments = {https://scholar.cu.edu.eg/sites/default/files/adohain/files/clinical_characteristics_and_outcomes_of_children_with_covid-19.pdf}, author = {Abeer A. Alnajjar and Dohain, Ahmed M and Abdelmohsen, Gaser A and Alahmadi, Turki S and Zaher, Zaher F and Abdelgalil, Abobakr A} }