MeSH: Comorbidity
Coronavirus Disease-19 deaths among children and adolescents in an area of Northeast, Brazil: why so many?
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OBJECTIVE: To describe COVID-19 deaths among children and adolescents in Sergipe, Brazil. METHODS: Ecological study of all COVID-19 reported cases and deaths occurring in children and adolescents <19 years of age in Sergipe reported by the health surveillance and mortality information systems of Sergipe's Health Secretary and hospital records. RESULTS: 37 deaths of children <19…
Living through liminality? Situating the transitional experience of parents of children with mucopolysaccharidoses
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BACKGROUND: Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) are rare inherited metabolic disorders that come under category three of life-limiting conditions. Children born with this condition show no symptoms at birth, but its effects show as a progressive disease in subsequent years. The severity of the condition varies according to the specific type, ranging from very mild symptoms to, in…
COVID-19 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in children and adolescents: a systematic review of critically unwell children and the association with underlying comorbidities
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Data show that children are less severely affected with SARS-Covid-19 than adults; however, there have been a small proportion of children who have been critically unwell. In this systematic review, we aimed to identify and describe which underlying comorbidities may be associated with severe SARS-CoV-2 disease and death. The study protocol was in keeping with…