Clinical Profile, Laboratory, Radiology and Outcomes of COVID-19 Patients in Children at Mataram University Hospital

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is atypical pneumonia that has spread since December 2019 and named as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. AIM: This study aimed to understand the characteristics of pediatric patients with COVID-19 from the aspect of clinical picture, anthropometric status, and laboratory and radiology findings in Mataram University Hospital. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This qualitative study with descriptive approach. A total of 149 subjects were collected based on the purposive sampling. RESULTS: This study was dominated by female gender (59.1%), age under 12 months old (81.9%), normal body height per age 113 subjects (78.7%), normal body weight per age 117 (78.5%), and normal body weight per body height 94 (63.1%). The clinical findings included cough 47 subjects (31.5%), fever 36 subjects (24.2%), cold 28 subjects (18.8%), and shortness of breath 20 subjects (13.4%). Meanwhile, in physical examination, rhonchi was found in 19 subjects (12.8%), lymphocytosis in 59 subjects (59.1%), leukocytosis in 49 subjects (32.9%), and normal chest radiograph was found in 94 subjects (63.1%). The outcome of patients 80.3% recovered, 19.7% referred, and 0% died. CONCLUSION: The clinical picture of children with COVID-19 at UNRAM Hospital was dominated by cough and fever, normal anthropometric status, leukopenia, normal radiological examination, and mostly patient outcomes were recovered.