Caspian Journal of Pediatrics
مجله کاسپین کودکان
CJP
Medical Sciences
http://caspianjp.ir
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10.22088/CJP.BUMS
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gregorian
2022
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Periorbital Edema as the Presentation of COVID-19 in Children: A Case Report
تخصصي
Special
گزارش مورد
case report
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="line-height:14.0pt"><b><span style="color:#24a3a0">Background and Objective:</span></b> COVID-19 is a new respiratory infection caused by the Coronavirus, which the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global pandemic in 2019. The clinical course of the infection in children differs from adults. With a variety of presentations, COVID-19 poses a great diagnostic challenge for physicians. Here, we present a child with COVID-19, who presented with fever and periorbital edema.</span><br>
<span style="line-height:14.0pt"><b><span style="color:#24a3a0"><span style="letter-spacing:.2pt">Case Report:</span></span></b> <span style="letter-spacing:.2pt">A 3-year-old boy came into the hospital with periorbital edema and fever. He had no respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms, his laboratory tests revealed only hypoalbuminemia and he had no prior history of any other diseases. His nasopharyngeal swab PCR came back positive for Covid-19.</span></span><br>
<b><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="color:#24a3a0">Conclusion:</span></span></b> <span style="line-height:107%">Fever and periorbital edema are rare manifestations of COVID-19 in infected children, further medical research is required to find the cause of this problem. Finding the scientific explanation for this complication can lead to better insight for diagnosis and even reveal possible effective treatments.</span></span></span></div>
Child, COVID-19, Fever, Periorbital Edema
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http://caspianjp.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-189-4&slc_lang=en&sid=1
Gholamreza
Soliemani
soleimanimd@yahoo.com
10031947532846004164
10031947532846004164
No
Associate Professor, Children and Adolescent Health Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, I. R. Iran
Saeedeh
Yaghoubi
s.yaghoubi@zaums.ac.ir
10031947532846004165
10031947532846004165
Yes
Assistant Professor, Children and Adolescent Health Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Science, Zahedan, I. R. Iran
Elham
Shafighi Shahri
eshahri@yahoo.com
10031947532846004166
10031947532846004166
No
Pediatrician, Assistant professor of Zahedan university medical science, Fellow of pediatric endocrinology, Zahedan University of Medical Science, Zahedan, I. R. Iran
Elnaz
Shafighi Shahri
el.shafighi@gmail.com
10031947532846004167
10031947532846004167
No
Internal Medicine Specialist, Zabol University of medical science