Clinical Profile, Laboratory, Radiology and Outcomes of COVID-19 Patients in Children at Mataram University Hospital

Linda Silvana  Sari; Titi Prambudi  Karuniawaty; Putu Aditya  Wiguna

doi:10.3889/oamjms.2023.11578

Authors

Linda Silvana Sari Faculty of Medicine, Mataram University, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Titi Prambudi Karuniawaty Faculty of Medicine, Mataram University, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Putu Aditya Wiguna Faculty of Medicine, Mataram University, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2023.11578

Keywords:

clinical picture, laboratory, radiology, outcome, children, COVID-19

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is atypical pneumonia that has spread since December 2019 and named as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

AIM: This study aimed to understand the characteristics of pediatric patients with COVID-19 from the aspect of clinical picture, anthropometric status, and laboratory and radiology findings in Mataram University Hospital.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: This qualitative study with descriptive approach. A total of 149 subjects were collected based on the purposive sampling.

RESULTS: This study was dominated by female gender (59.1%), age under 12 months old (81.9%), normal body height per age 113 subjects (78.7%), normal body weight per age 117 (78.5%), and normal body weight per body height 94 (63.1%). The clinical findings included cough 47 subjects (31.5%), fever 36 subjects (24.2%), cold 28 subjects (18.8%), and shortness of breath 20 subjects (13.4%). Meanwhile, in physical examination, rhonchi was found in 19 subjects (12.8%), lymphocytosis in 59 subjects (59.1%), leukocytosis in 49 subjects (32.9%), and normal chest radiograph was found in 94 subjects (63.1%). The outcome of patients 80.3% recovered, 19.7% referred, and 0% died.

CONCLUSION: The clinical picture of children with COVID-19 at UNRAM Hospital was dominated by cough and fever, normal anthropometric status, leukopenia, normal radiological examination, and mostly patient outcomes were recovered.

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