Abstract
In late 2019, a new viral infection appeared in China, which spread around the world, causing a pandemic. The causative agent of the new coronavirus infection COVID-19 is the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. The review presents modern data on the epidemiology, pathogenesis and course of the novel coronavirus infection COVID-19 in children. Chinese, American and European scientists have described a variety of cutaneous manifestations in children with COVID-19. The article provides a literature review of the cutaneous manifestations of COVID-19 coronavirus infection in children. During our own observation of 301 patients with coronavirus infection COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 at the Bashlyaevs Children Hospital in Moscow from May 17 to November 16, 2020, it was revealed that 39 (13 %) patients had skin manifestations. The article presents a classification of skin manifestations characteristic of COVID-19. A brief description of each group is given.
Highlights
a new viral infection appeared in China
which spread around the world
European scientists have described a variety of cutaneous manifestations in children
Summary
S. – processing of material, analysis of the obtained data, writing of the text; Rudikova E. 11 марта 2020 года ВОЗ объявила, что вспышка новой коронавирусной инфекции COVID‐19 приобрела характер пандемии [2]. При определении распространенности заболевания по возрастным группам среди детей от 0 до 18 лет было отмечено, что чаще COVID‐19 встречается у подростков в возрасте от 12 до 17 лет (63 %) [9], в равной степени наблюдается как у мальчиков, так и у девочек [7].
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