Preliminary Evidence on Pulmonary Function after Asymptomatic and Mild COVID-19 in Children

• Main Authors: Costanza Di Chiara (Author), Silvia Carraro (Author), Stefania Zanconato (Author), Sandra Cozzani (Author), Eugenio Baraldi (Author), Carlo Giaquinto (Author), Valentina Agnese Ferraro (Author), Daniele Donà (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary

Background: While it has been described that adults can develop long-lasting deterioration in pulmonary function (PF) after coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19), regardless of disease severity, data on the long-term pneumological impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children are lacking. Methods: Performing a single-center, prospective, observational study on children aged 6-18 years with a previous diagnosis of asymptomatic/mild COVID-19, we evaluated the long-term impact of mild severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in children. Results: A total of 61 subjects underwent spirometry after a mean time of 10 ± 4 months from asymptomatic or mild infection. None of the children reported any respiratory symptoms, needed any inhaled therapy, or had abnormal lung function. Conclusions: In our study, we observed that children and adolescents did not develop chronic respiratory symptoms and did not present lung function impairment after asymptomatic or mild SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Item Description

10.3390/children9070952
2227-9067