Background Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) seems to affect children only marginally, as a result, there is less knowledge of its manifestations in childhood. The purpose of this retrospective cross-sectional study was to investigate the oral and cutaneous manifestations in children affected by COVID-19. Material and Methods All the medical records of children with COVID-19 admitted to the Pediatric Clinic- ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia from March to April 2020 were reviewed. The following data were recorded: age, temperature, clinical presentation, oral mucosa lesions, taste alteration and cutaneous lesions. Results The medical records of twenty-seven pediatric patients (mean age 4,2 years + 1,7) were analyzed. The clinical presentation of the disease mainly included elevated body temperature and cough. The following oral lesions were recorded: oral pseudomembranous candidiasis (7.4 %), geographic tongue (3.7%), coated tongue (7.4 %) and hyperaemic pharynx (37 %). Taste alteration was reported by 3 patients. Six patients presented cutaneous flat papular lesions. Conclusions As for our paediatric sample, COVID-19 resulted to be associated with non-specific oral and cutaneous manifestations. Key words: Child, COVID-19, oral mucosa, taste.
【초록키워드】 COVID-19, knowledge, children, cough, Child, Patient, age, temperature, childhood, Taste, patients, body temperature, non-specific, tongue, Cutaneous manifestations, manifestation, cutaneous manifestation, medical record, lesion, Pediatric patient, lesions, clinic, Retrospective cross-sectional study, Brescia, oral mucosa, geographic tongue, Affect, Result, analyzed, affected, reported, the disease, elevated, less, coated, children with COVID-19, flat, Material and Method, papular, 【제목키워드】 children, cutaneous manifestation,