Hematological Profile in COVID-19, Whether It Matters in Children

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an acute respiratory and systemic illness, and is a public health emergency which has involved all the continents. Though limited data is available for infection in pediatric population, infection seen in children is of milder form. During this pandemic, docume...

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Main Authors: Purnima Margekar, Ashok Kumar, Venu Gopal Margekar, Shubha Laxmi Margekar
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical Specialities
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/injms.injms_141_20
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description Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an acute respiratory and systemic illness, and is a public health emergency which has involved all the continents. Though limited data is available for infection in pediatric population, infection seen in children is of milder form. During this pandemic, documentation of laboratory predictors to discriminate between mild and severe forms of this infection would be helpful. Various hematological parameter alterations in the pediatric COVID-19 cases show anemia, thrombocytopenia, eosinopenia, and inconsistent leukocyte indices. It may be too early to say right now as to what extent will these alterations help us in outlining the severity of disease or transmission of disease. However, it will be pertinent to understand these abnormalities, and keep track of them, so as to understand the disease, as the pandemic unfolds.
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spelling doaj-art-db024b12bbb349ce86abd29e206760132025-08-25T08:33:44ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Medical Specialities0976-28840976-28922021-01-01121111410.4103/injms.injms_141_20Hematological Profile in COVID-19, Whether It Matters in ChildrenPurnima MargekarAshok KumarVenu Gopal MargekarShubha Laxmi MargekarCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an acute respiratory and systemic illness, and is a public health emergency which has involved all the continents. Though limited data is available for infection in pediatric population, infection seen in children is of milder form. During this pandemic, documentation of laboratory predictors to discriminate between mild and severe forms of this infection would be helpful. Various hematological parameter alterations in the pediatric COVID-19 cases show anemia, thrombocytopenia, eosinopenia, and inconsistent leukocyte indices. It may be too early to say right now as to what extent will these alterations help us in outlining the severity of disease or transmission of disease. However, it will be pertinent to understand these abnormalities, and keep track of them, so as to understand the disease, as the pandemic unfolds.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/injms.injms_141_20coronavirus disease 2019hematological parameterspandemicpediatric age
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Indian Journal of Medical Specialities
coronavirus disease 2019
hematological parameters
pandemic
pediatric age
title Hematological Profile in COVID-19, Whether It Matters in Children
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hematological parameters
pandemic
pediatric age
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