COVID-19 and Digestive System in Children: A Retrospective Study

Archives of Iranian Medicine
Mohammadreza Esmaeili DookiMasood Kiani

Abstract

The aim of this study was to identify gastrointestinal (GI) and liver injury presentations in children admitted with COVID-19 infection. In this retrospective study, we studied all children with suspected symptoms of COVID-19, referred to Amirkola Children's Hospital. Clinical manifestations of the digestive and respiratory systems and liver function tests were evaluated for all cases. Eighteen children were studied. The most common clinical symptoms were fever, anorexia, weakness, nausea and vomiting, cough, diarrhea, and abdominal pain, respectively. Also, 5/18 (27.8%) and 7/18 (38.9%) of cases had abnormally high alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), respectively. Additionally, in icteric cases, direct bilirubin was raised. There was no significant relationship between pulmonary lesions and abnormal excess in ALT (P = 0.59) and AST (P = 0.62). The findings showed that there were no severe clinical GI symptoms in children with COVID-19 infection. Besides, children with increased liver enzymes did not have more respiratory involvement than those without a rise in liver enzymes.

Citations

Feb 2, 2021·Frontiers in Pediatrics·Binzhi TangMaojun Li
Jun 25, 2021·World Journal of Gastroenterology : WJG·Carmelina CalitriFranco Garofalo
Jun 13, 2021·Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition·Amit AssaUNKNOWN Gastrointestinal Committee of ESPGHAN

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