Preliminary Evidence on Long Covid in children, 2021, Buonsenso et al

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INTRODUCTION

There is increasing evidence that adult patients diagnosed with acute COVID-19 suffer from Long
COVID initially described in Italy (1). A recent large cohort of 1733 patients from Wuhan found
persistent symptoms in 76% of patients 6 months after initial diagnosis (2). To date, data on Long
Covid in children are scarce, with the exception of an earlier description of five children with
Long Covid in Sweden (3). We assessed persistent symptoms in pediatric patients previously
diagnosed with COVID-19

Open access, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/apa.15870

 

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5 minute skim

No indication of a PEM parameter
89% white
Infection Timeframes / screening may be important as indications that variants can have more effects on children ( eg Kent)
Fatigue reduced to single symptom yes / no

Interesting re what may have been screened for post Covid - how many access this full screening to make it comparable ?