AUTHOR=Parisi Giuseppe Fabio , Indolfi Cristiana , Decimo Fabio , Leonardi Salvatore , Miraglia del Giudice Michele 

TITLE=COVID-19 Pneumonia in Children: From Etiology to Management

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Pediatrics

VOLUME=8

YEAR=2020

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pediatrics/articles/10.3389/fped.2020.616622

DOI=10.3389/fped.2020.616622

ISSN=2296-2360

ABSTRACT=<p>COVID-19 is less serious in children than in adults. However, respiratory management dominates the clinical picture of hospitalized COVID-19 even in children. In some case series, deterioration of the clinical picture wherein dyspnea, cyanosis, and the onset of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) emerged ~8–10 days after the onset of SARS-CoV-2 infection, which could rapidly progress to multiple organ failure and death. This review aimed to evaluate the characteristics of COVID-19 pneumonia in pediatric populations, beginning from its etiology and pathological mechanisms and closing with its clinical management.</p>