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Italian intersociety consensus on management of long covid in children.

Susanna EspositoNicola PrincipiChiara AzzariFabio CardinaleGiuseppe Di MauroLuisa GalliGuido Castelli GattinaraValentina FainardiAlfredo GuarinoLaura LancellaAmelia LicariEnrica MancinoGian Luigi MarsegliaSalvatore LeonardiRaffaella NennaStefania ZampognaStefano ZonaAnnamaria StaianoFabio Midulla
Published in: Italian journal of pediatrics (2022)
Pediatric long COVID is a relevant problem that involve a considerable proportion of children and adolescents. Prognosis of these cases is generally good as in most of them symptoms disappear spontaneously. The few children with significant medical problems should be early identified after the acute phase of the infection and adequately managed to assure complete resolution. A relevant psychological support for all the children during COVID-19 pandemic must be organized by health authorities and government that have to treat this as a public health issue.
Keyphrases
  • public health
  • coronavirus disease
  • young adults
  • sars cov
  • healthcare
  • sleep quality
  • depressive symptoms
  • climate change