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#LongCovid in children 🧵on Buonsenso et al 2021 (preprint)

A cohort of 129 pediatric #COVID19 patients from Italy

⏩ over 50% experienced long term symptoms
⏩ symptoms are similar to those seen in adults (chest pain, fatigue etc.)

#LongCovidKids

medrxiv.org/content/10.110…

⏩ long term symptoms in children (#LongCovidKids) can develop also after asymptomatic/pauci-symptomatic acute #COVID19 infection
⏩ 2.3% of sample developed #MISC (multi system inflammatory syndrome)
⏩ 1.6% of sample developed myocarditis: child ❤ can be affected

#LongCovid

⏩ few rare new diagnoses of asthma
⏩ long term symptoms caused distress to a significant portion of #LongCovidKids patients
⏩ most patients did •not• have commorbities before #COVID19

#LongCovid #apresJ20 #covidpersistente #MitCoronaLeben #koronaoire #LongCovidItalia

Conclusion: children are susceptible to #LongCovid as well as adults ⏩ #LongCovidKids

This clinical study confirms what families, children and patient led research have been bravely reporting for months e.g. @long_recovery @ClaireHastie1 @FrancesorFran

@AppgCoronavirus @WHO

This #LongCovidKids study by @surf4children et al. feature some in the team that reported long term #COVID19 symptoms in a key, peer reviewed clinical study last summer (Carfi et al 2020 in Jama)

#LongCovid #LongCovidItalia @LongCovidItalia

@LongCovidSOS @long_covid @LongCovidWales @LongCovidScot @LongNetherlands @LongCovidPhysio @LongCovidCH @jtuvanyx @docdrugztore @ninaeleformiche @AndreaStair @MartaEsperti @apresj20 @felicitycallard @apuakoronaan @BirgitC @preshitorian @longcovacademia 4 academic parents/carers