Profile and Outcomes of COVID-19 Infection in Pediatric Patients with and without Cancer: A Case–Control Study

Objectives Pediatric patients with cancer are considered a vulnerable population to the ill effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We hereby studied the difference between clinical characteristics, lab parameters, and outcomes of COVID-19 among children suffering from cancer and...

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Main Authors: Puneet Kaur Sahi, Varun Kumar, Arpita Gupta, Mampy Das, Priyanka Meena, Divyanshi Divyanshi
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Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2025-04-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0044-1786162
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description Objectives Pediatric patients with cancer are considered a vulnerable population to the ill effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We hereby studied the difference between clinical characteristics, lab parameters, and outcomes of COVID-19 among children suffering from cancer and those without cancer. We also analyzed risk factors for the occurrence of moderate-to-severe COVID-19 disease in pediatric cancer patients.
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spelling doaj-art-2f4e2c3fdd5e49198d6658357bcbb9962025-08-20T02:32:44ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology0971-58510975-21292025-04-01460215015910.1055/s-0044-1786162Profile and Outcomes of COVID-19 Infection in Pediatric Patients with and without Cancer: A Case–Control StudyPuneet Kaur Sahi0Varun Kumar1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7780-1805Arpita Gupta2Mampy Das3Priyanka Meena4Divyanshi Divyanshi5Department of Pediatrics, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, IndiaDepartment of Pediatrics, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, IndiaDepartment of Pediatrics, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, IndiaDepartment of Pediatrics, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, IndiaDepartment of Pediatrics, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, IndiaDepartment of Pediatrics, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India Objectives Pediatric patients with cancer are considered a vulnerable population to the ill effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We hereby studied the difference between clinical characteristics, lab parameters, and outcomes of COVID-19 among children suffering from cancer and those without cancer. We also analyzed risk factors for the occurrence of moderate-to-severe COVID-19 disease in pediatric cancer patients.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0044-1786162SARS-CoV-2pediatric cancerhematological malignancyrisk factorssevere diseasesolid tumors
spellingShingle Puneet Kaur Sahi
Varun Kumar
Arpita Gupta
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Priyanka Meena
Divyanshi Divyanshi
Profile and Outcomes of COVID-19 Infection in Pediatric Patients with and without Cancer: A Case–Control Study
Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
SARS-CoV-2
pediatric cancer
hematological malignancy
risk factors
severe disease
solid tumors
title Profile and Outcomes of COVID-19 Infection in Pediatric Patients with and without Cancer: A Case–Control Study
title_full Profile and Outcomes of COVID-19 Infection in Pediatric Patients with and without Cancer: A Case–Control Study
title_fullStr Profile and Outcomes of COVID-19 Infection in Pediatric Patients with and without Cancer: A Case–Control Study
title_full_unstemmed Profile and Outcomes of COVID-19 Infection in Pediatric Patients with and without Cancer: A Case–Control Study
title_short Profile and Outcomes of COVID-19 Infection in Pediatric Patients with and without Cancer: A Case–Control Study
title_sort profile and outcomes of covid 19 infection in pediatric patients with and without cancer a case control study
topic SARS-CoV-2
pediatric cancer
hematological malignancy
risk factors
severe disease
solid tumors
url http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0044-1786162
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