Persistent symptoms in Swedish children after hospitalisation due to COVID‐19

COVID-19 is generally mild in children1 and post-acute inflammatory conditions that are temporally associated with the virus are rare, but potentially severe. However, some children and adults experience persistent symptoms after COVID-19. 2 Long COVID has not been precisely defined, but one study r...

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Published in:Acta Paediatrica 2021-09, Vol.110 (9), p.2578-2580
Main Authors: Sterky, Ellinor, Olsson‐Åkefeldt, Selma, Hertting, Olof, Herlenius, Eric, Alfven, Tobias, Ryd Rinder, Malin, Rhedin, Samuel, Hildenwall, Helena
Format: Article
Language:English
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Brief Report
COVID-19
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
Regular & Brief Reports
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Summary:COVID-19 is generally mild in children1 and post-acute inflammatory conditions that are temporally associated with the virus are rare, but potentially severe. However, some children and adults experience persistent symptoms after COVID-19. 2 Long COVID has not been precisely defined, but one study reported symptoms approximately 60 days after the primary diagnosis.3 Although adult long COVID is increasingly being studied, the magnitude of persistent symptoms in children remains unclear.
ISSN:0803-5253
1651-2227
1651-2227
DOI:10.1111/apa.15999