Pediatric Infection and Vaccine

The Korean Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases (대한소아감염학회)
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Epidemiology and Clinical Features of Coronavirus disease 2019 in Children

소아청소년 코로나바이러스감염증-19: 역학과 임상 양상

  • Choi, Soo-Han (Department of Pediatrics, Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Han Wool (Department of Pediatrics, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kang, Ji-Man (Department of Pediatrics, Severance Children's Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Dong Hyun (Department of Pediatrics, Inha University Hospital, Inha University School of Medicine) ;
  • Cho, Eun Young (Department of Pediatrics, Chungnam National University Hospital)
  • 최수한 (한림대학교 의과대학 동탄성심병원 소아청소년과) ;
  • 김한울 (한림대학교 의과대학 한림대학교성심병원 소아청소년과) ;
  • 강지만 (세브란스 어린이병원, 연세대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 김동현 (인하대학교 의과대학 부속병원 소아청소년과, 인하대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 조은영 (충남대학교병원 소아청소년과)
  • Received : 2020.03.16
  • Accepted : 2020.04.01
  • Published : 2020.04.25
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Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which started in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 and declared a worldwide pandemic on March 11, 2020, is a novel infectious disease that causes respiratory illness and death. Pediatric COVID-19 accounts for a small percentage of patients and is often milder than that in adults; however, it can progress to severe disease in some cases. Even neonates can suffer from COVID-19, and children may spread the disease in the community. This review summarizes what is currently known about COVID-19 in children and adolescents.

2019년 12월 발견되어 2020년 3월 11일 전 세계 대유행이 선포된 코로나바이러스감염증-2019 (coronavirus disease-2019, COVID-19)는 신종 감염병으로서 수많은 감염사례와 사망을 초래하여 사회 전반적으로 영향을 끼치고 있다. 소아청소년 COVID-19는 발병 환자 중 차지하는 비율이 적으며 성인보다는 경증인 경우가 많으나, 일부에서는 중증으로 진행할 수 있다. 신생아 시기부터 감염될 수 있으며, 지역사회 감염의 전파자로서 역할을 할 수 있을 것으로 보인다. 본 종설에서는 현재까지 소아청소년에서의 COVID-19에 대해 알려진 내용을 정리하여 소아청소년 환자들의 진료에 도움을 주고자 한다.

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