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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Mi, Yumei
• Huang, Lisu
• Liu, Jieming
• Chao, Huamao
• Hu, Weilin
• Shan, Guodong

Titel

High-altitude resident pulmonary edema induced by SARS-CoV-2 infection in children - A case series

Ist Teil von

• International journal of infectious diseases, 2023-10, Vol.135, p.118-122

Ort / Verlag

Elsevier Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2023

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Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• •SARS-CoV-2 infection can severely affect children residing at high altitudes.•Seven children experienced high-altitude resident pulmonary edema (HARPE).•HARPE development in children is possibly linked with obesity.•SARS-CoV-2 can potentially cause several unpredictable diseases.•Timely treatment facilitates prompt recovery of children with HARPE. From December 2022 to January 2023, seven children aged ≤14 years and residing in an area at 2999 m without altitude change in the past month developed severe cough, dyspnea, cyanosis, and severe pulmonary lesions within 2-3 days after SARS-CoV-2 infection. They were diagnosed to have high-altitude resident pulmonary edema. They completely recovered following 4-7 days of treatment with oxygen inhalation, vasodilation, diuretics, and glucocorticoids. [Display omitted]