Management of pleural empyema in a 12-year-old obese patient with COVID-19: a pediatric case report

Abstract Background With the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, along with the development of new mutations of the virus and an increase in the number of cases among pediatrics, physicians should be aware and alerted on the atypical presentations of the disease, especially in less expe...

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Autores principales:	Reza Abbasi, Farnaz Sadat Javanmardi, Ahmad Mokhtari, Parisa Hosseinpour, Reza Shahriarirad, Kamyar Ebrahimi
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Publicado:	BMC 2021
Materias:	COVID-19 Pediatrics Dyspnea Empyema Coronavirus Obese RJ1-570
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:4d109a18e78749daa34ba8312c75c9702021-12-05T12:21:12ZManagement of pleural empyema in a 12-year-old obese patient with COVID-19: a pediatric case report10.1186/s12887-021-03007-11471-2431https://doaj.org/article/4d109a18e78749daa34ba8312c75c9702021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-021-03007-1https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2431Abstract Background With the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, along with the development of new mutations of the virus and an increase in the number of cases among pediatrics, physicians should be aware and alerted on the atypical presentations of the disease, especially in less expected individuals. Case presentation Here we present a 12-year-old obese boy (BMI = 37.5 kg/m2) who presented with empyema, which was following SARS-CoV-2 infection. The patient had no history of fever. Due to the onset of dyspnea, a chest tube was inserted for him which was later altered to a pleural drainage needle catheter. Conclusion Our case is the first report of COVID-19 presenting as empyema among pediatrics. Pleural empyema should be considered as a rare complication of COVID-19. Since there is still no guideline in the management of empyema in the context of COVID-19, delay in diagnosis and intervention may cause morbidity and mortality in children.Reza AbbasiFarnaz Sadat JavanmardiAhmad MokhtariParisa HosseinpourReza ShahriariradKamyar EbrahimiBMCarticleCOVID-19PediatricsDyspneaEmpyemaCoronavirusObesePediatricsRJ1-570ENBMC Pediatrics, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2021)
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topic	COVID-19 Pediatrics Dyspnea Empyema Coronavirus Obese Pediatrics RJ1-570
spellingShingle	COVID-19 Pediatrics Dyspnea Empyema Coronavirus Obese Pediatrics RJ1-570 Reza Abbasi Farnaz Sadat Javanmardi Ahmad Mokhtari Parisa Hosseinpour Reza Shahriarirad Kamyar Ebrahimi Management of pleural empyema in a 12-year-old obese patient with COVID-19: a pediatric case report
description	Abstract Background With the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, along with the development of new mutations of the virus and an increase in the number of cases among pediatrics, physicians should be aware and alerted on the atypical presentations of the disease, especially in less expected individuals. Case presentation Here we present a 12-year-old obese boy (BMI = 37.5 kg/m2) who presented with empyema, which was following SARS-CoV-2 infection. The patient had no history of fever. Due to the onset of dyspnea, a chest tube was inserted for him which was later altered to a pleural drainage needle catheter. Conclusion Our case is the first report of COVID-19 presenting as empyema among pediatrics. Pleural empyema should be considered as a rare complication of COVID-19. Since there is still no guideline in the management of empyema in the context of COVID-19, delay in diagnosis and intervention may cause morbidity and mortality in children.
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author	Reza Abbasi Farnaz Sadat Javanmardi Ahmad Mokhtari Parisa Hosseinpour Reza Shahriarirad Kamyar Ebrahimi
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title	Management of pleural empyema in a 12-year-old obese patient with COVID-19: a pediatric case report
title_short	Management of pleural empyema in a 12-year-old obese patient with COVID-19: a pediatric case report
title_full	Management of pleural empyema in a 12-year-old obese patient with COVID-19: a pediatric case report
title_fullStr	Management of pleural empyema in a 12-year-old obese patient with COVID-19: a pediatric case report
title_full_unstemmed	Management of pleural empyema in a 12-year-old obese patient with COVID-19: a pediatric case report
title_sort	management of pleural empyema in a 12-year-old obese patient with covid-19: a pediatric case report
publisher	BMC
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/4d109a18e78749daa34ba8312c75c970
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Management of pleural empyema in a 12-year-old obese patient with COVID-19: a pediatric case report

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