AUTHOR=Parisi Giuseppe Fabio , Indolfi Cristiana , Decimo Fabio , Leonardi Salvatore , Miraglia del Giudice Michele 

TITLE=COVID-19 Pneumonia in Children: From Etiology to Management

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Pediatrics

VOLUME=Volume 8 - 2020

YEAR=2020

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pediatrics/articles/10.3389/fped.2020.616622

DOI=10.3389/fped.2020.616622

ISSN=2296-2360

ABSTRACT=COVID-19 is less serious in children than in adults. However, respiratory management dominates the clinical picture of hospitalized COVID-19 even in children. In some case series, deterioration of the clinical picture wherein dyspnea, cyanosis, and the onset of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) emerged approximately 8–10 days after the onset of SARS-CoV-2 infection, which could rapidly progress to multiple organ failure and death. This review aimed to evaluate the characteristics of COVID-19 pneumonia in pediatric populations, beginning from its etiology and pathological mechanisms and closing with its clinical management.