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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Krishnan, Usha S
• Krishnan, Sankaran S
• Jain, Shipra
• Chavolla-Calderon, Mara B
• Lewis, Matthew
• Chung, Wendy K
• Rosenzweig, Erika B

Titel

SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Patients with Down Syndrome, Congenital Heart Disease, and Pulmonary Hypertension: Is Down Syndrome a Risk Factor?

Ist Teil von

• The Journal of pediatrics, 2020, Vol.225, p.246-248

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

Access via ScienceDirect (Elsevier)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• With increasing information available about the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and management of patients affected with severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus-2 infection, patients with Down syndrome, congenital heart disease, airway obstruction, and pulmonary hypertension present a unique challenge. This case series describes 3 patients with Down syndrome and respiratory failure secondary to coronavirus infection.